#roles: trauma holder

[headmate-ideas]

Hello!! :] could we please get a headmate that is an emo rabbit anthro with some roles related to music? When talking it’s pretty quiet and tends to mutter and mumble, but when they sing it suddenly is loud and confident! They like platform boots, ornate knives, and BJDs. 🌙☕️🎤📸⛓️‍💥❤️‍🩹🥀🐇 for the emojis!

🎤 HEADMATE TEMPLATE 🥀

✦ Name(s): Onyx, Chains, Wednesday ✦ Pronouns: they/them, it/its, x/xs/xself ✦ Species: anthro rabbit ✦ Age: 22 ✦ Role(s): performer, socializer, trauma holder, musicnaut ✦ Labels: aroace, gendervoid ✦ Xenos: death, roses, music ✦ Interests/likes: platform boots, ornate knives, BJDs ✦ Dislikes: when people assume they're closer to it than they actually are ✦ Music taste: pop punk, nu metal ✦ Aesthetic(s): emo, goth, lovecore ✦ Kins: roses, ghosts, dolls ✦ Emoji proxy: 🎤🥀 ✦ Details:

Onyx is an emo rabbit anthro with black fur and lots of piercings in its lop ears. They love music and singing, and while they are normally quiet and tend to mumble, their voice becomes much more confident when it sings. Emo is its favorite type of music, but it enjoys talking about any kind of music, going to live concerts, and organizing the system's playlists. Onyx holds trust issues as a result of the system's past trauma, and while they enjoy socializing with others, they are very hesitant to become close to them or trust them. This leads to a cooly distant exterior that a lot of people don't see past or even realize represents distance between Onyx's public persona and their more authentic feelings.

[These can be edited and changed as needed, and headmates will almost definitely not turn out EXACTLY as described.]

[mystery-aberration]

System roles do not have to be your entire identity. You do not have to conform to the stereotypes of them, and you do not have to hold your role alone or without help. You do not need to keep them forever, either. They may be what you were placed into the system to help with, and they may be something you are good at--but it does not have to be you forever.

I am a persecutor, and that does not mean I should be treated differently or harmed. Being a persecutor does not mean that everyone should be scared of you by default either.

Protectors should not be expected to be strong and emotionless walls to put in front of everything all the time. They do not need to be tools.

Comforters might need a break to unload their own stress and need comfort in turn. They do not need to give all of themselves to everyone else and never expect help back.

Littles may not be littles forever, and should not be devalued just because they are children. They are just as real and alive as any other system member and should be taken into account.

Trauma/memory holders might need help to cope with the things they hold, and sometimes when the time is right it means sharing that burden. Maybe there is no right time, but they deserve support whether they can share those memories or not.

Gatekeepers may need a break from controlling switches or access to front, and should be allowed one if needed. Gatekeeping can be a lot of work.

Hosts do not need to do everything for the body or system all the time. Sometimes, being the host of a system can be hard, and support and breaks are deserved.

Systems often put a lot of weight on roles, and it can impact the way that those who have them can feel about their role. It is okay to fit into your role, but it is also okay to not fit, or to end up not fitting your role over time. Some headmates can feel like a failure if they do not uphold their role, some can feel like they have no other choice even if they wanted to not perform it. But a role is a description, it is not an essence of who you are and will forever be. This may be non-traditional but we use roles exclusively as self descriptors so that we do not get wrapped up in what we "should be". If the label no longer fits, or if you need help more than you might have in the past, that is okay.

Be kind to yourselves, and be kind to your other headmates.

[boxesforsys]

This x holds relationship trauma userboxes! Click for quality

[holder-culture-is]

Trauma Holder Flag!

Flag made by us, partially inspired by the traumagenic flag

ׂ╰┈➤ For alters that hold memories of/reactions to body’s trauma

Please reblog & credit if used !! :]

[abyss-boxes]

[TEXT ID 1: “This alter is a moodbooster”]

[TEXT ID 2: “This alter is a trauma holder”]

[TEXT ID 3: “This alter is a protector”]

Basic alter roles again :)

REBLOGS OVER LIKES

[ijustwannamakeemojis]

[ID: Nine small pixel hearts of system role flags, in order trauma holder, caretaker, gatekeeper, memory holder, dissociation holder, pseudonaut, symptom holder, architect, and communicator. End ID]

Tumblr makes them bigger than they actually are click to see correct size or check out the rentry in the pinned post

[ix-c-999]

system role blinkies, part 2

bonus sentipet flag blinkie but with the word "syspet"

[this post has no DNI other than not to start discourse or mockery]

[editcollective]

Symphonic trauma holder

A flag for trauma holders that are comforted by music and/or have an attachment to music due to the trauma they hold.

Please credit if using | Don't reupload to wikis without permission | Endos don't use

[blitz0hno]

No bc t1 Mikoto song is Host Angst t2 is Protector Angst pretty much all we need in t3 is Trauma Holder Angst

[redacted-coiner]

Have you possibly made a Trauma Holder pixel?

https://pluralpedia.org/w/Trauma_Holder

possibly with this flag if you don't have one?

Trauma Holder, Trauma Manager, Trauma Breaker

DNI is listed within my pinned post. Please go read it before interacting with any part of my content. Ask to tag!

[headmate-ideas]

hello! this alter we come to you with is a mute pale banshee middle (17) who wears white punkgoth fashion, carries red scissors, and is fascinated by chess. what we know is from hyr companion: those scissors are related to hyr role, zhe's a rebellious soul to others' expectations, zhe's distrustful due to past issues and is starting to healing with help, and experiences intrusive thoughts, anxiety, & persecutive delusions. these are the emojis that were picked out: 😷🔇✂️ 🏴♟️🤍[🔇✂️]. once again thank you for your help in these times!!

🔇 HEADMATE TEMPLATE ✂️

✦ Name(s): Zori, Katriona, Eileen ✦ Pronouns: zhe/hyr/hyrs/hyrself, x/xs/xself, zi/zir/zirs/zirself ✦ Species: banshee ✦ Age: 17 ✦ Role(s): symptom holder, trauma holder, interest holder ✦ Symptoms experienced: intrusive thoughts, anxiety, persecutive delusions ✦ Labels: lesbian, agender, kenochoric ✦ Xenos: death, explosions, the color white ✦ Interests/likes: chess, Irish folklore, aesthetic ✦ Dislikes: being told what to do ✦ Music taste: punk rock, goth rock, black metal ✦ Aesthetic(s): punkgoth, weirdcore, voidcore ✦ Kins: the void, badgers, rats ✦ Emoji proxy: 🔇✂️ ✦ Details:

Zori is a holder both for trauma (any that influence the system's distrust) and symptoms (including intrusive thoughts, anxiety, and persecutive delusions). Zhe carries around a pair of magic scissors that have the power to nullify, at least for a short time, the presence of any delusions or intrusive thoughts if the thoughts are written on paper in the headspace and cut up with the scissors. Zori hates conforming to others' expectations and can get combative when people try to get hyr to adhere to norms or mores. This is also true of people who push or rush hyr trust. This can sometimes impede hyr progress in healing, but zhe genuinely does want to recover. Zhe is fascinated by chess, enjoying memorizing the different strategies, playing it online, and learning about the history of competitive chess.

[These can be edited and changed as needed, and headmates will almost definitely not turn out EXACTLY as described.]

[dwllie]

🩹 𓂃 TRAUMA HOLDER FLAG 〰️

— TRAUMA HOLDER FLAG : a flag for alters who are trauma holders

created by us ♡ requested by no one

tagging @pluralterms , @pluralitywords , and @discrophy

[PT: trauma holder flag~ trauma holder flag: a flag for alters who are trauma holders. created by us. requested by no one. tagging pluralterms, pluralitywords, and discrophy. /END PT]

[boxesforsys]

Trauma-holder userboxes! Click for quality

[system-term-storage]

Memory Thief

A headmate who steals memories or the emotional impact of them from another headmate. These memories are often trauma memories that heavily affect the one they are stolen from. When these memories (or the emotional impact) is stolen, the memory thief takes it on for themself, blocking the one who was previously remembering or experiencing it to suddenly not remember the memory or to feel nothing when they think of that memory. This may be permanent or temporary.

This term may be considered related to both gatekeeper and memory holder.

This term is more just an affectionate nickname of sorts, though it could be considered a proper role, too

[carnage-cathedral]

Something that I think many of you don't understand is that Sebastian is simply another part in the system. He's not special or unique. He is just an alter. The only reason he is considered so important to outside people is because he's who they knew first. He is not the "original" or "core." He is an alter just like me or anyone else.

[multiplicity-positivity]

Up next is:

Trauma Holder

Definition: A system member whose primary function is to hold trauma memories that may be too overwhelming for other members to handle.

If your system has a member who fits the definition, please answer the poll accordingly, even if you use a different label for that role.

Feel free to elaborate on your answer in a comment/tag! Thanks so much!

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