#several of them are introjects or fragments

[whimsivamp]

⇄ .......◁◁ fiction kin ▷▷....... ↻

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▿(1.) jinhsi from ᴡᴜᴛʜᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴡᴀᴠᴇꜱ ♡ (2.) sparkle from ʜᴏɴᴋᴀɪ ꜱᴛᴀʀ ʀᴀɪʟ ♡ (3.) chii from ᴄʜᴏʙɪᴛꜱ ♡

▿(4.) charlie morningstar from ʜᴀᴢʙɪɴ ʜᴏᴛᴇʟ ♡ (5.) yuki cross from ᴠᴀᴍᴘɪʀᴇ ᴋɴɪɢʜᴛ ♡ (6.) jinx from ᴀʀᴄᴀɴᴇ ♡

▿(7.) nahida from ɢᴇɴꜱʜɪɴ ɪᴍᴘᴀᴄᴛ ♡ (8.) sakura kinomoto from ᴄᴀʀᴅᴄᴀᴘᴛᴏʀ ꜱᴀᴋᴜʀᴀ ♡ (9.) yashiro nene from ᴛᴏɪʟᴇᴛ ʙᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴀɴᴀᴋᴏ-ᴋᴜɴ ♡

🎀 (10.) terakomori gandesblood from ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇxᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ꜱʜᴜᴛ-ɪɴ ᴠᴀᴍᴘɪʀᴇ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇꜱꜱ

▿(11.) luchia nanami from ᴍᴇʀᴍᴀɪᴅ ᴍᴇʟᴏᴅʏ ♡ (12.) madoka kaname from ᴍᴀᴅᴏᴋᴀ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄᴀ ♡ (13.) misuzu kamio from ᴀɪʀ ♡

▿(14.) marry kozakura from ᴋᴀɢᴇᴘʀᴏ ♡ (15.) hatsune miku from ᴠᴏᴄᴀʟᴏɪᴅ ♡ (16.) ruby rose from ʀᴡʙʏ ♡

▿(17.) mafuyu asahina from ᴘʀᴏꜱᴇᴋᴀ ♡ (18.) cecilia from ꜱᴀɪɴᴛ ᴄᴇᴄɪʟɪᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀꜱᴛᴏʀ ʟᴀᴡʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ♡ (19.) PAERO from ʙᴀɴᴅᴏʀɪ! ♡

🧣 (20.) yuta okkotsu from ᴊᴜᴊᴜᴛꜱᴜ ᴋᴀɪꜱᴇɴ ♡

▿(21.) hajime ichinose from ɢᴀᴛᴄʜᴀᴍᴀɴ ᴄʀᴏᴡᴅꜱ ♡ (22.) komugi inukai from ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀꜰᴜʟ ᴘʀᴇᴄᴜʀᴇ! ♡ (23.) frankie stein from ᴍᴏɴꜱᴛᴇʀ ʜɪɢʜ ♡

▿(24.) alice from ᴘᴀɴᴅᴏʀᴀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛꜱ ♡ (25.) aya drevis from ᴍᴀᴅ ꜰᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ♡ (26.) rin natsume from ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʙᴜꜱᴛᴇʀꜱ! ♡

▿(27.) shirli/nemesis from ᴛᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ꜰᴀɴᴛᴀꜱʏ ♡ (28.) chocola from ɴᴇᴋᴏᴘᴀʀᴀ ♡ (29.) fischl from ɢᴇɴꜱʜɪɴ ɪᴍᴘᴀᴄᴛ ♡

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[sky-forest-inn]

i dont really know anything abt systems and i am not one myself

i was under the assumption that the . formation??? of a system can only occur due to childhood trauma but past that point anything goes.

that's probably wrong but idk where to get actual information on this bc i genuinely know nothing

Welcome to systemhood which is the most under-researched thing ever. It can be formed in many different was, most commonly from childhood trauma. Due to how under researched systems are, it’s certainly difficult to find info of them. Your best bet is just learning from systems themselves and their personal experiences. It’s different for ALL systems, so you cant rely solely on One (1) system to tell you the info. I’ll share what I know though!!

I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL IN ANY WAY AT ALL, I AM JUST SHARING KNOWLEDGE IVE BEEN GIVEN THROUGHOUT THE SPAN OF FIVE YEARS OF RESEARCHING AND LEARNING!!! Anyone (in GOOD FAITH) is free to correct me if i say anything wrong. I am on mobile (and only just woke up) so i cant provide real evidence as im speaking

(Didn’t expect to say so much but i did to the point i need a Read More bracket OOPS lmao)

The most well known systems as of now are CDD (complex dissociative disorder) systems, such as DID (dissociative identity disorder), OSDD (other specified identity disorder) and one other i cannot remember the name for. These ones are frequently (NOT ALWAYS) formed from trauma, typically at a young age and often repetitive or severe

At a very young age, your brain is often split in several parts as it is developing. Often why children tend to switch moods very quickly. As you grow up, your brain slowly pieces itself together into your true personality, however, trauma can cause your brain to remain fragmented, leaving those fragments into being parts/alters/headmates. This is a coping mechanism created by the brain so certain parts can handle unsafe situations

Aside from CDDs, there’s two terms, traumagenic and endogenic. Traumagenic is self explanatory and CDDs will typically fall under there. Endogenic is a umbrella term of MANY formations of systemhod. Spiritual, natural (it just happened some day), willogenic (willed into existence on purpose) and so much more. Some can be both, traumaendo, mixed-origin etc! CDDs can even be endogenic in some way too :]

You can have a trauma formed system, but also have willogenic headmates! You can have a naturally formed system, but also have trauma formed headmates! Hell, some systems will not even know their origin and that’s okay!!!! You do not need a label for your system!!

Both terms were coined by a traumagenic system i believe??? Who is also pro-endogenic, so anyone who is antiendo using those terms, do remember that (:3

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Alters/headmates/parts can be different just as much as systems can be. Some can just be emotional states, some can be voices, some can be fragments, some can be completely unique and (mostly) complete individuals. Even in one system alone, alters can differ between all of these! Some systems can only have 2 headmates, some have some between 10-30, some can have 100+, some can even have 1000+

There are also alters that are called introjects, who are formed from a certain someone/something (very often out of their control). They can be a factive (formed from a real life person), fictive (formed from a fictional character), songtive (formed from a song) and soooo much more!!! Some can even be mixed, some can have more than one source!

A common misconception is that introjects will form from comforting sources, or sources the system holds really closely, but quite a lot of systems actually have introjects from things they hate, or hell, are even triggered by. Introjects are very often formed from things they dont want to be formed from, and do not act the exact same way as their sources

Proof? We have a fictive of a shapeshifter from an among us series. Source is a heartless and evil killer who manipulates people. Our fictive though? Genuine sweetheart, often shy and anxious but loves her sourcemates so very much! Hell, Juli (💎) is with me right now and is a good example. Her source (julian arcane odyssey) is a genuine asshole with extremely high ego and brags to hell and back about his accomplishments. Juli here is just a girl trying to live and play games while being silly with her QPP and her friends!

That being said though, some introjects WILL act almost exactly like their sources, and this is okay!!! Even those split from absolute asshole of a person. Systemhood is often a part of healing, and that includes from individual headmates too. Recovery is different for all headmates and systems and it’s best to let them figure out how they should handle their struggles and the such

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Systemhood is extremely complex, it differs from system to system, and headmate to headmate. Some prefer plural or collective, some prefer parts, headmates, alters, personalities. Some CDDs will even prefer MPD (multiple personality disorder) [known to being an outdated term] instead of DID or OSDD and that’s okay!!

Everyone will have divided opinions over how systemhood works, but the MOST IMPORTANT thing to understand is, it’s NEVER black and white, there will ALWAYS be nuance, and honestly my #1 thing to remember is: if it’s in good faith, live and let live

Sharing terminology isn’t stealing. Sharing resources isn’t stealing. It’s called SHARING, and everyone deserves resources that can help understand themselves better and live an easier and better life. It’s good to interact with a diverse amount of systems, to share different perspectives, to understand each other, and show compassion and support for one another

It’s why, while i can understand many systems wishing for seperate spaces, it’s also good to share some spaces once a while. You don’t HAVE TO be in shared spaces, but i feel as though it will genuinely help in the long run. But as always, live and let live, and do what you feel is safe for you so long as it’s not harming anyone else

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With that aside, we ourselves are an OSDD-1b system! While we’re not safe sharing our trauma, i (💛aristris) am one of the trauma holders for some of our worst years of our life. While many CDDs typically experience memory amnesia/barriers, we don’t. Instead, memory is perceived differently from headmate to headmate. Many will remember my trauma more vaguely, fuzzy or blurry (but still remember them happening), while I can remember it clear as day, almost as though it only happened last week.

We often experience emotional amnesia more. One fronter will be absolutely pissed off upset, another fronter takes over while they cool off and can be the chillest and sweetest person ever. We tend to act really “mood swingy” because of this, especially when unmasked

We’ve recently surpassed 100 headmates lately, and we’re incredibly diverse in terms of such. Majority of us are mostly formed, though some are still fragmented or hard to see/communicate with. We’ve grown to enjoy each others’ company, though we still have a few bad apples we have to keep an eye on

Our fronting style can actually differ and never sticks to one method. Sometimes it feels like the clap of a hand switch, sometimes we meld into each other a bit before one takes over, very often we can see each other in frontspace and take turns (though that often causes a headache)

We have like two outer brainspaces. One’s our headspace which consists of a copy of the Upturned Inn from The Upturned and a pretty forest beside it, and the other is… the void. But we dont talk about that!!!

Our headspace memories actually tend to be really vague upon joining front. Some remember headspace memories better than others. And sometimes front memories can get really blurred upon joining. Our headmates have to wait quite a bit for our memory to relog and catch up with us, hah

We’ve known about systems for five whole years now, and two and a half of those years, we denied ourselves ENTIRELY. We were constantly surrounded by gatekeepy systems who were antiendo and would lose their shit over a system having even a Slightly Different experience than they do. Hell, weve seen COUNTLESS CALLOUT POSTS just for suspected sysfaking. It was a dangerous space for us and because of it, we refused to ever accept the idea we were a system

After all that time, we met who is now our partner system, the Lucky Clover Collective, who were the first ever pro-endo traumagenic (or mixed origin) system we ever met. We got to comfortably discuss systemhood, including endogenic systems, and they gave us the space we needed to at least give systemhood a go. In almost 2 weeks, it will be the first year anniversary of when we finally embraced our systemhood!!

Systemhood has a hell lot of struggles. Trauma relapses, headaches, difficult headmates, emotional disregulation, but we’d never trade our systemhood for anything in the world. This system has saved us so many times, made us feel safer and embrace ourselves for who we are easier. I used to hate everyone here, being a former persecutor, but ive learnt to love my headmates as much as they love me and i couldnt be happier with how we grew finally embracing systemhood

… i hope all thats shares enough!! haha, sorry i yapped so much, i think i may have gotten overly passionate, hah. I hope you can learn from this and from many others too, and most importantly, take care of yourself!!! Thanks for reading lol

[thestarseersystem]

Being polyfragmented is SO WEIRD. It is like a pretty unstable form of regular DID. I say this with my own experience in mind, and having seen other people's experiences.

Like, it doesn't present at all like its got a million dissociative barriers, and the barriers between some alters are thinner than others.

I can't help but notice that those who are polyfragmented tend to have trauma surrounding being gaslit and have a hard time accepting themselves in any capacity. Like there is no singular self state that they can look to and say "That is real". Its always more than one, or a changing self state, a swirling pot of attributes.

I wonder if being gaslit or made to feel like you're crazy, any way links up to the development of one's disorder. Because being gaslit isn't just being lied to, it makes you feel like you are not the one being honest, like you are overexaggerating or lying or denying something or the one who is crazy, that you are not trustworthy to see reality.

I don't think every polyfragmented system has this, but it is quite a lot of them, to which has an incredibly unstable self-state. Including myself. I not only have two co-hosts (three in total), but I also have many, MANY self state fragments and introjects, forming my own sort of collective. I feel the large amount of alters and fragments are to help strengthen the self state, and the dissociation exists within the self too, not just with the other.

And this is not to say that's not how all systems work. Technically all alters are part of the self and exist within the self. But for most systems, that's not how it actually presents itself to be. There is you and other alters, there is you and other parts.

Within polyfragmented systems, however, there is not just you and other parts, but different parts within the part that is you. Different self states within your main self state. Even though other alters are also technically part of you, they are different from self parts and fragments that make you up. Almost every separated alter, in my system, has some self state part within them. I refer to those self state parts (usually fragments) as asteroids and every separated alter to be planets. And any subsystem alter to be a moon.

And that adds up to be many, many alters. The original definition of polyfragmented happens to be "100+ alters", but never explains why. And polyfragmented systems seem to be structurally different from regular DID, so polyfragmented doesn't make sense that its left as "big system" as the main definition. In fact, big systems won't always have this unstable structure of systemhood.

And I do find it to be unstable. Many polyfragmented systems that I've met have had an internal rearranging and reforming of different alters, ending up with an unstable self, able to change at any sign of danger. But there are other polyfragmented systems like me, who create collections of alters, adding more when there is more stressors. And instead of reforming, each alter gains more. Each subsystem grows larger, each collection becomes bigger. And yes, there will be some alters that don't exist within other's orbit, but are not connected specifically. These alters will eventually form their own orbit at some point. Odds and ends have their uses.

And I don't know if there is a structural form of dissociation beyond tertiary, and its possible that polyfragmented systems are unstable because they have two structures on top of one another.

And this may explain why polyfragmented systems present similar to systems with no amnesia. Because they are a mix of multiple dissociative structures, causing them to have a more unique or unstable experience.

And this is not to say this makes those who are polyfragmented, to have more severe trauma. I doubt that is the case. Even though ritual abuse or religious abuse is common in those who have this type of dissociative disorder. I feel like the reasons for that is because of how ritual abuse manipulates its victim, to alter their perceptions and control their perceptions. Similar to how people, who are victims of gaslighting, have altered perceptions due to the way that they were abused.

And I feel as though those with polyfragmented systems have inconsistent perceptions due to that trauma. Even if different alters hold different memories, its precisely why, that we have such an inconsistent perception and memory. Even within one's own self state, there is inconsistencies for a reason. And it's trying to combat the specific type of abuse/trauma that they faced.

So, I don't obviously have a bunch of sources, this is all just conjecture. Stuff I've learned via my own experiences, research, what people have told me, and posts I've read within this community. But, this may be an important post for people to think about, build upon or look into. I surely do not have all the answers, but I recommend anyone reading this, to look into things I've mentioned further. Hopefully, as a community, we can figure things out together.

[many-but-one]

For some reason tumblr is being goofy and not letting me answer this ask. So I’ll answer it here since you’re anonymous anyway.

Yes, it’s normal for alters to take several months to kind of “elaborate” and take more of a “whole” form after a split. A lot of the time, after we split, the fragment left over will be quite identity-less for a while before they start to find things they enjoy and elaborate and become “more.” This often leads to them latching onto fictional characters, and thusly becoming a sort of partial introject of said character. If they see A Guy who is “like them” they will latch onto them and sort of “become” that character for not only their comfort but (typically, though not always) also for the benefit of the system. I think a kind of funny example from our system is that we LOVE Red Dead Redemption 2. We have two different Arthur Morgan introjects, one that is the “high honor” Arthur who became a caretaker and the other who is the “low honor” version of Arthur who is meant to be a fierce, “I will keep us safe at all costs” type of protector. Both were needed at the time of their splits, and there’s about a three year difference between them! The “low honor” Arthur (who goes by Morgan) took a while to elaborate after a split during a stressful event, and elaborated as a result of us going back to our comfort game for the first time in years due to said stressful event(s).

I hope that explanation is helpful!

I am so glad to hear that you’ve made it this far, and that our content has helped give you hope that healing is possible. We sat on this ask for a long time because of the end of it. We actually reread stuff like this frequently as a reminder that we are doing good things. Seeing that our content really helps people makes a big difference for us too, as we sometimes get very discouraged by folks who fake claim or harass us. It helps us keep doing what we’re doing, even if that means going private on some social medias and such to help us keep our sanity.

I wish the best for you and your system, 🎀! Have a great day!

-Many

[thetetrisco]

- Systems can form only through severe dissociation as a child which is only applicable when faced with traumatic events.

- “Doubles” are not real. The concept of doubles does not exist in any aspect as it implies that any introject with the same source would act exactly alike to even the smallest of every detail which is not realistic nor possible. This shows them off as a possession that can be gate-kept rather than a unique visualization for a fragmentation of one’s identity. The belief in doubles and/or treating “source-mates” as if they are the actual character(s) with relationships between them is unhealthy.

Edit: if you’re pro endogenic, neutral endogenic with acceptance leaning, or endogenic safe, BLOCK ME!

[abysshydra]

I like thinking about how plurality changes and functions depending on the neurodivergencies a system has.

Not only CDD based plurality, mind you. We've seen countless of times how ADHD and Autistic hyperfixations and Sp/Ins can cause a lot of introjects to appear. Same goes for any obsessions. Our Autistic obsession caused a big introject explosion, raising our numbers to 100 in comparison to our usual 30-40.

We also came to a conclusion that several of our headmates appeared just due to a person being close to us. As if in search for attention like "Hey look I am your fav character, love us". NPD likes to do that.

Our BPD still comes with it's own share of identity disturbance and it forces on us a lot of completely random fragments used as "masks" for a short period of time or until we wear them again.

It's interesting, for us at the very least.

[anti-endo-polyfragculture]

polyfrag culture is when you start out believing you have p-DID with three alters because the host never switched out but there were fictives causing passive influence.

then you believe you have OSDD-1b with 20+ alters because you don't experience amnesia between switches and no general amnesia.

then your general amnesia increases greatly after your host switches out more frequently and you believe you have DID with 50+ alters.

and suddenly a gatekeeper/manager from a random sub/side system fronts and logs thousands of fragments in their system (not separately, just roughly guessing the number), several other gatekeepers, a clear hierarchy, at least two more separate inner world spaces, a memory holder fragment that's always in front (explains the low amnesia), certain rules that apply to certain inner world areas, etc. etc..... also we have no host anymore and amnesia is at an all time high

and we're STILL in denial every other day. introject heavy? denial. low splitting tolerance? denial. trauma? not bad enough for polyfrag, so denial. but also trauma? probably not even real. so: the system is also not real = denial.

doesn't help that we have designated denial holders who are sometimes sent to flood the front whenever someone's digging too far into our trauma history.

but we also don't feel polyfrag enough to be polyfrag. we're still relatively small in comparison to other polyfrag systems. we don't split more than three alters at once unless they split far away from front where no one notices it. we don't have layers unless we don't know about them. we have 1-3 subsystems from which one of them acts like a side system in a way.

we're medically recognized with DID with a complex structure (so basically C-DID), so where does all this denial come from 😭

oops that post was longer than intended

can we claim🖤🌷?

Yes you can!

[mayimkjs]

All of my DID Research for FOOL's MATE So Far

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CRITQUE THIS IF YOU ARE A SYSTEM! IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU THINK I SHOULD ADD, PLEASE TELL ME IN ETHER THE COMMENTS, REBLOG THIS, DM ME OR THROUGH THE ANNONOMOUS FEEDBACK FORM.

Taken from the FOOL's MATE research doc

Introduction

Mikoto has Dissociative Identity Disorder. This means that he has multiple personalities/identities called “Alters”. DID is developed by repeated trauma typically before the age of 9 or 10 while one’s identity is not fully formed yet. In order to keep the host safe and functioning, the brain dissociates from those experiences and amnesia walls are put up. These walls interfere with the identity from fully integrating, and because of that, multiple identities are created. DID is the most severe form of PTSD.

Terminology

General

Alter: An individual “personality”. Alters are their own entities with their own consciousness, opinions and free will. They are each their own person, not a personality. They have their own names, genders, sexualities, ages or other identity traits. Alter is short for “Alternate Stare of Identity”.

System: The group of alters in one’s body. Sometimes, the system gives itself a name. For simplicity's sake, I will be calling Mikoto’s system the “Kayano System” or "Kayano Sys".

Inner World: A world that the mind has made for all the alters to live and communicate in. This is sometimes called “Headspace”.

Integration/Fusion: The act of 2 or more alters becoming one. This can happen randomly, when an alter is unneeded or from an alter coming to terms with or processing trauma. The new alter may change genders or names.

Split(ting): The formation of a new alter.

Switching / Fronting

Switch: The act of the alter who is in control of the body changing and switching to another. They can look slow, fast, immedient, very dissociated or many other things. They can also be intentional or unintentional. 

Front(ing): The alter who is in control of the body.

Co-Fronting: When multiple altars are in front at once. This can differ from system to system. 

Triggered Switch: These switches are not desired by any of the alters involved and occur when a stimulus has been registered that forces out an alter who can better handle it. 

Co-Conscious: When one alter is close enough to the front to know what’s going on in the outer world but isn’t in front. This is often called “Co-Con”.

Think of being able to tell what’s going on outside like a house. Someone is talking in a room and the closer you get to them (front), the more you can hear.

Roles

Host: The alter who is in front the most and handles day-to-day activities. This is seen as the main alter. These are not necessarily the “original” alter. However, it’s very common for the host to be the alter that has been around for the longest. Co-Hosts can also exist.

Protector: The alter who’s job is to protect the system from more harm whether it be physical, mental or emotional. There are many possible types of protectors like personal, primary, sexual, physical, spiritual, emotional and more. Protectors can slightly manipulate who is in front. 

Gatekeeper: The alter who is essentially like the administrator for the system. They can choose who fronts and manages/has access to all the memories in the system. They help the system stay organized and make sure nobody is remembering trauma they can't handle. 

Caretaker: They take care of and comfort the system or body. 

Fragment: An alter that is not fully differentiated or developed. They may exist to carry out a single function, to hold a single memory or to represent a single idea. It’s possible for fragments to develop into more elaborate alters if the need arises or with further use.

Types

Trauma Holder: An alter who holds trama. 

Non-Human: Sometimes, alters may appear as something other than human.

Introject: An alter who is based on a real person. The amount that they are based on someone can vary.

Fictive: An introject of a fictional character.

Little: A child alter. They stopped developing during the initial trauma or they extant to retain a type of childhood that the system was unable to experience. 

Others

Dissociative Amnesia: Not necessarily a DID thing and is really only a symptom. This is caused by someone unconsciously repressing traumatic or stressful memories as a coping mechanism. 

Singlet: Someone who doesn't have DID.

ANPs: Apparently Normal Parts have little knowledge of trauma. They are the rational, present-oriented and grounded parts of the system that handle daily life. 

EPs: Emotional Parts have awareness of trauma. They are the parts that represent dissociation and are often drawn to the front by reminders of trauma and may not experience much of everyday life.

Notes

Physical reflexes can differ between alters.

The debated average number of alters in a system is around 10-20 but you only need at least 2 alters to have DID.

Switching can also cause headaches and migraines. 

DID is the most extreme form of PTSD.

PTSD > CPTSD > DID

Medication cannot help DID it’s self. It can only manage symptoms such as anxiety or depression. 

Some alters may be neither apparently normal nor emotional parts but a combination of both.

Stress alone or in combination with genetics is not enough to cause PTSD. 

Misconceptions

What it is & How it’s formed

Someone can develop this but not have any symptoms until they are older. That is likely the case with Mikoto. 

Not all alters have trauma. 

DID isn’t always formed from abuse but it’s the most common way it’s formed. It’s not linked to a certain type of abuse. 

It’s not a personality disorder. It’s a trauma disorder. 

What are people with DID like?

People with DID can do anything someone without it can. 

Not all systems or alters are dangerous. 

Alter Relationships

Alters can be in any type of relationship. 

It's not always fun to have multiple people in your head. It's like a roommate you can't escape. 

All alters are responsible for each other’s actions. 

Alters can get into arguments and have their own opinions of other alters.

Kayano System

Roles

Mikoto: Host

John: Protector (ex-fragment)

Midokoto: Gatekeeper

Notes

They’re communication is horrible, if not non existent.

[cherinepup]

inbox: 5 (reqs closed!! will reopen as I finish them!)

hello! this is a blog for help with headmate creation, by a system, for systems.

why?

sometimes you have a fragment or other that needs help with fully forming, or you only have a very vague idea for a headmate you want help creating!

who r u?

hiii heyyy its Vivi and the Creeps, a monocon sys of ~30 members. we have too many ideas we barely get to commit to so Im hoping this can help others as well. our mogai blog is kiruliom

other stuff

while this blog relies on requests there will occasionally be freestyle ideas, these are free to use by anyone for any sort of inspiration. please be aware that 'headmate theft' is often done involuntarily, be kind to eachother etc. etc.

headmates may not develop exactly as we describe, thats okay, and thats normal! we will not be upset and neither should you!!

this blog is antirq and 'trans//systems'. we are anti syscourse and endo safe

req info under cut! pls read rules as well!

so, how to request?

well, however you want! it can be as vague as you want (x introject), or as specific as you want (lesboy catenby headmate with x, y, and z, no a or b but c is ok. angel theme). you can even make a little sheet for it like this

names: love themed

pronouns: he/kiss/pup

species: cherub puppy anthro

etc: etc.

literally go crazy! Ill try to stick to the guides given. do make sure to include stuff you dont want (ex. NO desirdae/aldernic/etc.)

rules:

there are a few non-gender/species/attraction liom terms I wont do because I feel I cant understand them fully and am therefore not fit for it, but again, theyre few. ones Im for sure okay with are: alterhuman terms, desirdae, aldernic, dissomei, to be added.

we only do one headmate at a time! no subsystems, sentispaces, etc. (because we dont have them and dont know enough abt them). you can send several asks but please, one request per ask if possible.

we're still a very new blog, and were mostly going into this blind, advice and stuff is welcome!

heres the template we'll use! (you can also request by partially filling this and leaving the ones you cant figure out blank. if you dont want something remove it or specify it)

names:

pronouns:

gender:

orientation:

species/alterhumanity:

system roles:

identities:

other: (usually personality traits go here)

faceclaim:

[systemtermz]

Dress up fragment/Costumed Fragment/Cosplay fragment

Look, I had several name ideas. The second two are obvious but the first is actually dress up games.

Flag is meant to be redesigned if desired

Fragments that aren’t formed enough to hold onto identities, but will periodically try on introjected identities before losing them.

(This Blog was created to repost terms for the convenience and comfort of others. If you remake a reclaimed flag please tag me.)

[cozza-frenzy]

Okay so it's been a bit since I made a "State Of The System" post, but... to be honest we're a mess right now. We're not doing great. Trigger warnings are in the tags. For a start, both of our persecutors, Jeremy and Getter, are dormant. According to Dr. Brewer - who was the last alter to have contact with them - this was a conscious decision they both made. Ongoing real life situations that I can't talk about in detail mean that their continued pressure on the system could have caused a collapse, similar to the Mass Fusion Disaster, so they went dormant to make sure there is still a system to come back to someday. Hopefully when we see them again, we'll be better equipped to deal with their problems, and they'll be more able to accept help. Besides that, apparently we're going through another discovery phase, which means we've had a series of alters show up that were extremely limited in their purpose and didn't exist for very long. These included Seamus, Chainey, Harley, Cooper, and several unknown/unnamed fragments - all of them either fused outright with someone else, or disintegrated into their component parts and ceased to exist. I've been hesitating to update our headcount for a while, but Gadget and Anarchy have returned from dormancy, and the only new ones so far who've stayed are Susan Sto Helit and Tim Stoker. Susan is an introject from Discworld, and she seems to have split to help deal with our ongoing poor mental health. During a particularly low point, things spiraled out of control, and I (Terry) suffered a spontaneous "fatal" injury in our inner world - a hole through the center of my chest, a metaphor for losing my will to live. It would have put me into dormancy or broken me apart if the others hadn't intervened, and pooled their efforts to restore hope and heal the damaged part of me. Susan appeared the next day, and appears to be handling our fears of uncertainty and instability, as well as taking care of our suicidal ideation. She's not particularly social and doesn't seem interested in fronting, so she's an assumed Fragment. Tim is an introject from The Magnus Archives, and is the first "full" alter that's shown up for quite a while. Apparently he was active during our time in college (this was before we knew we had DID/OSDD, so he didn't gain an identity until now) and went dormant after we were physically assaulted in a nightclub for being queer. Like his source, he's bitter and jaded and can't always hide that with his signature witty banter - but he seems determined to try and heal, and is embracing the fact he has a community in our system he can turn to for support. Everyone really likes him; he's been one of the few good things to come out of this mess. Things could be worse, but they could be a lot better. I'm front-fatigued, I badly need another extended break, and we've been suffering from migraines - but I'm stuck here with yet another new alter with no ID, who I don't even know will be here in the morning. Jeremy and Getter did something surprisingly noble to try and save us - but there's a lot of things both in real life and in the system that we just can't stop from happening. I really hope that their voluntary dormancy doesn't turn out to be for nothing. We have to keep going - there's too many reasons for us not to give up. But fuck me if it isn't hard right now.

[damnfandomproblems]

as someone with DID, i will admit that self-diagnosis in online communities based on little research and a desire for community IS an issue. as someone just finding out and learning about this disorder i had, i ended up surrounded by people whose experiences i did not relate to and could not no matter how hard i tried, because i was in circles where people blindly self-diagnosed based on very little. i tried so hard to make myself relate to them that my symptoms worsened and my alters fragmented themselves more. i outright lied about experiencing certain things. it was awful.

HOWEVER. it is disgusting that you people are making unsubstantiated claims about fictional introjects and the disorder as a whole. DID affects an estimated 2% of the population. that's one in 50 people.

you know someone with DID. that is a certainty.

we hear you and you make us ashamed of this disorder that we cannot hide and that we cannot get rid of. even if we have no introjects, or our introjects are only of abusers, or we don't have more than the average amount of alters, or our dissociation is severe and our memory problems worse. we hear you talking about how "everyone online is faking DID" and sure, there are "good ones." but am i one of the good ones to you? i'm not looking to find out.

introjects (fictional or otherwise, but i will admit this issue trends toward fictional ones) are so common as to be noted in any informative text about DID that explains any kind of ins or outs or tries to classify dissociative parts in any way. alters can split at any time once that is recognized as a coping mechanism by the brain, and as often as the brain deems it necessary (which, if you're actively in a hostile home situation like many young people with DID who can't access professional diagnosis are... can be very fucking often.)

you people are vile. just because people who are a little too quick to jump the gun on self-diagnosis tend to have common traits like fictional introjects from recently-popular things doesn't fucking mean that everyone WITH those traits is a faker.

and if someone has falsely self-diagnosed, they will realize it with time and maturity. you shaming them is not helping any of us.

Posting since this is a response to a previous ask.

[aita-systemized]

Aita for encouraging my (in system) partner to not openly identify himself as a fictive to our singlet friend?

Recently we've come out as a system to a friend (I was. Heavily against this but I've been trying to reflect on it a lot. And things have been patched up) this friend is a singlet and I care about them a lot. But i get really anxious about losing them if we act too system like (something I'm trying to work on) therefore i normally just present as if I'm just the host. And I'm not the only one doing this.

I am also a fictive, and in a relationship with two other fictives in the system. I consider myself disconnected from my source. (I was a non-fictive fragment for a while before I started latching onto my source.)

But both of them are a lot more connected to it. Especially B.

I've, discouraged B from directly telling our friend they are a fictive. (Somewhat accidentally. Thoughts are very easily overheard in our system and B and I co-front a lot) and B agreed. He isn't masking or anything. (That would be too far. I think xey has a right to express themself.) Just not explicitly stating that he isn't the host.

Another layer of anxiety is that the character b is a introject is a fairly recent addition to the piece of media he's from. And that character is also one of the friends favorite. And we just arent actually sure how good they are about fictives (they were really accepting when we told them, and they do have other system friends but we've never seen them interact with another system. And I'm a anxious mess)

B is entirely fine with this situation. Xey has stated multiple times that it's their choice and if they wanted they would actively identify themself to this friend. And they understand my reasoning (and A, our other in-sys partner agrees) but. I have a bad history of being really shit about the fact that we are a system (I've actively gotten in several fights with the host in the past.) So I'm worried I'm just being irrational and stopping my partner from fully being themself for like. No reason.

[multiplicity-positivity]

Can alters like...unintentionally faceclaim? I have several alters who cant imagine what they look like at all, they just know they dont vibe with the body. Recently one of them started being able to see themselves but as a character of a show we only recently watched. Whenever they think of themselves they see this character. Theyre pretty sure theyre not a fictive since theyve been around awhile and we only saw this show 3-4 days ago. But a lot of people say faceclaiming is intentional and theres nothing intentional about this, it just happens. Idk if this explains it very well

Hiya! We definitely do think something like this could happen! >w<

It’s worth noting that I (Ralsei!) existed in my system long before Deltarune (my source) came out… but I still totally identify as a fictive! I was more of a fragment before I unconsciously latched on to Ralsei from Deltarune, and it was 100% unintentional. It just sorta happened quite suddenly and involuntarily!

Honestly we’re not really sure what “faceclaim” means… like you claimed the face of someone else? And it has to be intentional or else it’s something different? Sorry, we’re not too knowledgeable about that term specifically, but as a fictive I can confidently say that something really similar happened to me!

Of course, your alter might choose not to identify as a fictive or an introject at all, and that’s totally okay!! They might be fictionkin or fictionhearted or just really identify with that character! We just wanted to say that what I went through when figuring out my identity sounds kinda like what your alter is going through :3 so it surely can happen! And it’s okay for stuff like this to happen! Even if other folks say it can’t… what do they know about you and y’all’s system, really? >w<

💚 Ralsei and 🌷 Corrie (mostly Ralsei though hehe :3)

[daggersandarrows]

alright SO if you've been following this blog for a while you likely know that it's run by a system, but we've never properly Gone Over That or introduced people or anything, not that we need to or have to, but i for one would like to. we need to socialize more. also apologies if this post has actually been made before, it's totally possible a different headmate posted it and i didn't know about it. we don't have the best communication.

anyway, some basics: we do not like the term alters, nor personalities. we are all people sharing the same body, and none of us identify as/with the term fragments. so headmates please and thank you <3. we are a median system--specifically, we all feel like we are complete people, but there is incomplete amnesia between us. what this means in practicality is that, generally, you can assume that we remember conversations we've had with you, regardless of who was fronting, because some of us have decent shared memory, but don't be surprised if we have no idea what you're talking about, because some of us have very slight or no memory of what other headmates do, and communication, again, is difficult for us. collectively, we use they/them pronouns. and lastly questions about us or systems in general are 100% fine and welcome!

ok so. now. the system:

jackal, 24, it/its - hi that's me!!! i'm probably the one that most of you know if you've ever messaged us. or if we know each other irl. i have been here the longest, at the very least i remember things from when the body was two.

percy, he/him - hi. i'm a percy de rolo fictive, i think my sourcing is a blend of the stream canon and the fanfic afk, so my pseudomemories are a bit blurry and weird. i don't think i'm very much like my source and may change my name to better reflect myself here, but nevertheless i am still a fictive. i am the newest as i only formed a few months ago.

vax, 26, he/him - (vax is having trouble fronting right now so jackal is writing this.) a vax'ildan fictive with the source of the og stream, he has been around since the body was 6 or 7 and has had several different identities and names from then until now. if you know us irl there's a good chance you've encountered him without knowing it.

wulf, he/him - (refuses to front, again this is jackal) eadwulf grieve fictive, protector, not very present

fallow, somewhere in the 100s but i can't decide, she/any - hi : ) i am i believe what you'd call a mixed source introject? the technical term doesn't interest me too much. it would be nice to talk to some of you : )

loki, doesn't matter, all please. the only person i'm going to talk to is bubbles.

jinx, she/her - (again this is jackal. i just want to acknowledge that she's here. i would Not like her to front)

october, 6, he/him - (jackal--i don't let my littles on the blog. maybe if they were teenagers.)

luna, 3, she/her - (jackal again--same as october.)

[dandelion-system]

ALTER LIST!

I’m specifying which parts are more developed and which are more fragmented, but I won’t specify roles quite yet (I may have mentioned them in previous posts) also alphabetical because I’m using our simply plural as a reference. (There’s a lot of us okay? I can’t always remember everyone.) also, I will be using littles names here but I won’t be specifying who is a little.

Developed (more than fragmented. Some are still a bit floaty.)

April

Aria

Astra

Bee

Bunny

Cassie (it’s short for Callisto!)

Charlie (mum says we used to call him tato)

Clover

Draco

Ghost (actually a ghost! But she’s less poltergeist haunt a Victorian manor now.) (she used to be) (it’s funny)

Hestia

Izzy (convinced this is our only introject of a real person but it’s so long since I saw her) (she may also be an introject of a plushie we named after aforementioned person) (that’s more likely)

James

Jem (cutie patootie)

Kat

Kitty (you would think she’s an animal introject, but no! She’s actually an EAH fictive.)

Lily Elliot (thinks spooky things are funny. Waved at prop skeletons on a ride. Several times. She kept riding it just so he could wave to the skeletons. May actually be twins)

Marinette

Mouse

Oscar

Pippin

Poppet

Raven (me)

Sasha

Saturn

Sophie

Teddy

Willow

Honourable mentions are Adrien, Akutagawa, Hunter, Chuuya and Dazai. Mostly formed, but don’t really show up often anymore (they’re very independence and system oriented. They’re needed less when we have more support)

More fragmented alters (some still have distinct personalities, but very fuzzy and less self actualised)

Arno

Atsushi

Berry

Doctor (10 and 11 why did we get two of him??)

Amber

Jamie Lee (imma be fr I don’t know who he is. Never met him. White rooms guy.)

Kyu

Light (has a weird enjoyment of homework, the sea and psychology. And taking a chip… and EATING IT!) (sorry dude)

Lina (lovely lady, sorry I keep being rude and ignoring your advice.)

Maddie (she was fuller once. I hope she gets to be again one day)

May (working on herself! Go girl!)

Monochrome

Narrator (he has a nice voice)

Nebbie (chaos)

Neo (she’s really nice she just doesn’t get much time to be out because she’s nonverbal and that’s usually not helpful)

Papyrus (specifically from hand plates.)

Penny

Ranpo (he’s gonna be mad I put him here but come back when you’ve evolved buddy)

Robin (poor girl didn’t get a chance to develop)

Tobey ‘ickleast’ (we go through a phase for a few months and we get this? No fair.)