^ Survivor Multiple - Astraea

<p>Sep 29, 2014 02:24 PM</p>

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http://astraeasweb.net/plural/glossary.html#median<--- Links within this note section found by clicking link to Astraea's original source)</p>

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Survivor Multiple - A multiple system where one or more people in the system have survived abuse and/or trauma. Often, but not always, survivor multiples ascribe the origins of their system to the abuse.</p>

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A great many people -- singlets, medians, and multiples -- are survivors of abuse. This does not prevent their being empowered, productive, or useful members of society; if they are plural, it does not mean their plurality was caused by the abuse; it does not necessarily mean they have to be in therapy for multiplicity, although therapy may be extremely useful for other aftereffects such as delayed stress. (We first heard "survivor multiple" from the Anachronic Army.)</p>