#alter

[botanical-garden-system]

Whenever I see someone saying they “wish they were a system,” I don’t think: “Oh how DARE they try to mock this shit that debilitates me every day!”

I think, “I wonder what in this world could make them feel like they need to have multiple voices in their head.” I think, “Are they lonely..? Did they even have any friends whilst growing up..? Were they neglected..?”

I understand because I also felt this way as a little kid, elementary school age (5-10). **I** wanted to be less alone as a kid, so I created imaginary characters that began to separate and distinguish themselves from one another. While yes, I had some major events of trauma, my trauma was what I thought as “monotonous” or “insignificant.” I just wanted someone to talk to, someone to confide in. I didn’t feel safe telling an adult what I went through, so it was stored in another alter.

You guys are so quick to jump at someone you have no information on in any way. You don’t know how educated this person is on the complexities of DID, and you don’t know what the person went through at all.

Please stop being so harsh and aggressive towards people figuring themselves out.. you would want that grace too..

[antiendosystemterms]

Serpent —

A serpent is a headmate who is an impulsive liar, compulsive liar, or who lies often. This may be in a way to protect the system, and may be a form of protector. However, this can also affect the way they may communicate with others in general, and they may lie even when it's not necessary. This is usually out of paranoia or fear of getting in trouble, being hurt, or anything similar.

Exclusive to traumagenic systems, (pro) endos and non-traumagenic systems DNI !!

[botanical-garden-system]

I’ve seen so many people say the hard limit was between like 6 to 9 without factoring in neuro-developmental conditions like autism or ADHD—which we have commonly seen DID paired with these two. While we do have “typical” developmental markers we expect kids to reach at certain ages (social and emotional, developmental, and cognitive milestones), this is not the case for everyone.

Also it doesn’t have to be a giant, major event to have caused this issue either. Emotional neglect, a commonly disregarded form of abuse, is a huge reason things like emotional amnesia happen.

When DID Can Form

Based on my extensive research, I believe DID can develop between the ages of 6-12. This is wide range is due to a multitude of factors, including neurodivergence, I've found. Autism and other such things cause someone to have a low stress tolerance and/or get stuck FEELING a certain age subjectively/mentally due to the stress in their life and/or the Autism. This would explain why the physical age range is so wide.

(personal trauma mention; non-extensive talk) I know this is true due to the fact that we are Autistic and have gone through several bouts of stunted mental age, AND it causes a very low stress tolerance. Our most major traumas didn't happen UNTIL we were bodily 10-16. We had some other "smaller" traumas before that, and we were essentially emotionally neglected by both parents for the entire duration of childhood and beyond. For someone with a low stress tolerance, though, this is enough to prevent a full personality from developing. Especially considering we weren't even really being taught how to have a personality (see "emotional neglect" and "Autism" haha).

Everything stated here is based on extensive research and personal experience. We're not professionals (but we certainly could be considered such at this point).

[thefruitybasket]

“You can’t be a system!! You and ___ both do this!!!”

We still share a brain.

“You and ____ LOVEEE this!!”

We still share a brain.

“You and ____ talk very similarly!!!”

We still share a brain.

[insysor]

yk what?

normalize non systems using simply plural. its a great app! people with physical/mental illnesses can use it to track their symptoms, you can use it to track sleep, genderfluid people can track if they feel femme/masc/nb, you can ADD FRIENDS and they can SEE this stuff and even get notifications about it

people who make ocs can keep track of their ocs, you can literally do all kinds of stuff

but the most important thing is that it will destigmatize the app

now if someone glances over your shoulder and sees simply plural on ur homescreen they cant just assume ur a system. now people who are scared to download the app because of stuff like that can. it will be so cool

–zach

[pluricfag]

Fakeclaiming

[nyxisart]

Meet Nyx, one of our system's alter! ^^

[dailyfigures]

Little Red Riding Hood ; Little Red Riding Hood ☆ Alter

[thefigureresource]

Lappland : Refined Horrormare [Arknights] 1/7 scale from Alter coming June 2025.

[flweshie]

nicole ♡ i love her sm

[cholerascum]

as decided by the people, this ones of me and my alter, bonnie.

i havent been the best at sticking to my schedule for a few weeks, and im sorry. im gonna be taking some time to draw a handful of comics, and some standalone stuff. traction has slowed immensely and i'm hoping to pick back up.

thanks for understanding.

[ryonello]

I SUPPORT WOMENS WRONGS 🗣🗣🗣

[antiendosystemterms]

Sweetheart —

Sweetheart is a role for headmate who tend to over-mask traits or symptoms such as anger issues, low empathy, low sympathy, Cluster-B personality disorder symptoms, and more. This is usually to try and appeal to others or please them. They may take on an overly "kind" or "innocent" persona, but not always.

Exclusive to traumagenic systems with cluster B disorders, (pro) endos and non-traumagenic systems DNI !!

[gebo4482]

Apex Legends

Artist: X Yang / Didier Nguyen

[insysor]

introjects and their sources

introjects are just like any other alter.

i see a lot of people be fake claimed for being introject heavy (having a lot of introjects). we are not introject heavy but i think its important to say that whether or not an alter is an introject has no effect on their validity.

a lot of our introjects are uncomfortable being publicly known due to the stigma.