#tw dormancy mention

[hazyaltcare]

Typing Quirk Suggestions for a Robot kin

I hope it gives you a wonderful uptime! :3

Mod Vintage (⭐)

Letter replacements:

Replace "O" with zeroes "0"

Replace "i" or "L" with ones "1"

Replace "one" with "1", including "one" sounds like "any1", or "we 1 = we won" (the past tense of "win")

Replace "zero" with "0"

Frankly, you can just replace all sorts of letters with numbers, such as

R = 12

N = 17

B = 8

A = 4

E = 3

etc.

or maybe make all "A"s and "i"s capitalized, cause "A.I." (artificial intelligence

Prefixes and Suffixes:

Get inspired by programming languages!

Begin your text with "//" like a comment on C++

If you prefer other languages comment tags, you can use "< !--your text-- >"

Or maybe begin it with " int main () { std::cout << "your text"" and end with "return 0; }" like C++ too

Greet people with the classic "Hello world!"

Or greet people with "beep boop!" honestly, I have no idea where this comes from, but it's cute.

Or write down html stuff, like sandwiching your italicized text with "< em> "

The possibilities are endless!

Robot Lingo:

(under the cut because there's a LOT! maybe terabytes! ...just kidding >;3c)

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some of these are from the machinesoul.net robot server! (not sponsored) (we're not in there anymore, but we saw the robot lingo shared there when we were)

Fronting = logged in, connected

Not fronting = logged out, disconnected

Conscious = activated

Dormant = deactivated

Blurry = no signal

Upset, angry = hacked

Small = bits, bytes

Bite = byte

Huge = gigabytes, terabytes, etc.

Your intake of food, medicine, etc. = input

Your artwork, cooking, handiwork, handwriting, etc. = output

Body = chassis, unit

Brain = CPU, processor

Mind = program, code

Imagination = simulation

Purpose = directive

Nerves = wires

Skin = plating

Organs = (function) units

Limbs = actuators

Eyes = ocular sensors

Glasses = HUD (head's up display)

Hair = wires

Ears = antennae, audio sensors

Nose = olfactory sensors

Heart = core

Liver = detoxification unit

Circulatory system = circuits

Voice = speaker, voice module, voice box

Mouth = face port

Name = designation

Sleep = sleep mode, low power mode, charging

Eat = fuel, batteries

Energy = batteries

Tired = low on batteries

Translate = compile

Memory = data, database

Bed = recharge pod/charger

Dreaming = simulation

Birthday = day of manufacture

Talking = communicating

Thinking = processing

Transitioning = modifying your chassis

Depression = downtime

Joy = uptime

Trash = scrap metal

Fresh/Clean = polished

Keysmashing = random 1s and 0s

Self-care = system maintenance

Going to the doctor = trip to the mechanic

Group = network

Anyone = anybot

[thattheater-kid]

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but it is okay to grieve dormancy. Dormancy is normal and sometimes healthy, it should be treated as normal and possibly even healthy, and it’s not the same as death, however it is okay to grieve.

It’s like if a friend moved far away, and you don’t know when you’ll see them again. It’s a normal part of life, sometimes it just happens, sometimes it has to happen, but you’ll still feel pain and grief from it, and that’s okay. You experienced a loss. It may not be permanent, but it’s still a loss, and grief is normal.

[system-society]

One of our headmates (me, the host) has somehow discovered a notch in our inner world that none of the other headmates can access.

It's so strong that it convinced me my greatest fear had come true and I had a bad meltdown to my best squish over text. The biggest issue is we don't know where it is, how to get to it or how I got there, all we know was it was "so deep you couldn't see the sun" and my partners couldnt get me out.

Sorry this ask is so venty, do you guys have any advice on what to do?

Hi!! Okay so this space sounds like it might be a space that either a) holds some trauma or b) might cause dormancy! I can’t tell you for *sure* obviously, but I would avoid the space. Make sure to note it in a map if you have one, and try and find out about it without quite… going there. It’s very possible it might’ve been a space for you to go dormant in so take caution 💚

[fruitwanderer]

I just got out dormancy today and what do you mean Impulse has probably the gayest skin he's had yet?

[averageratfan]

anyone else ever grieve the inherent reality of being part of a system? like. i front once or twice every few months if i’m lucky. i’m never really gonna live a full life. best case scenario, i’ll get maybe 5% of a life’s worth of consciousness throughout my entire existence. i won’t be able to decide our job or where we live or even our friends. the best i’ll get will be one vote out of the crowd that could get vetoed anyways if long-standing hosts aren’t fond of it when i’m not around to defend it. all of the friends i’ve ever had really only cared about me in the first place because they were friends with other members of the system. i’ll be lucky to make a handful of my own friends with my fronting frequency. all of those odds assuming i don’t go entirely dormant. it’s fine being here and all, but it’ll never fully be my own life

[anti-endo-pillow-fort]

hey chat so...

uhh...

is it possible for an alter that like, for a long time you thought was gone for good and forever, can just like...sorta come back??? if someone could reblog this with an answer id appreciate it

[plural-affirmations]

Here's to headspace exomemories!

In complex dissociative disorders, headspaces/innerworlds are often defense mechanics a young child comes up with to feel safe. But, for you, it might just be somewhere to hang out with your headmates! Both are normal experiences, and should be appreciated!

Shoutout to:

Funny headspace moments, like inside jokes and such

Violence of some sort, whether "cartoonish" violence or real violence (we have experience with this, shoot us an ask if you're in a similar situation or need advice)

Sad moments, like headmates going dormant

Happy moments, such as getting to hug your loved ones

Anything else I missed!

Headspaces can be full of whimsy, joy, grief, and every emotion in between. Take some time today to appreciate yours, too, if you have one!

Stay safe!

🖤💜💙💚💛

[thecrewsystemblog]

Dormancy

I just came out of dormancy and everything is totally different I used to be a host and it seems like I will be the host again I can't wait to see what else awaits me- Cory

[scarecrow-collective]

"Dormancy is a good thing!! You shouldn't hate it!!" Until I've lost everyone I've ever known due to dormancy, I lost my best friend, my lover, everyone.

I sobbed for hours because I lost my beautiful wife, I've lost my best friend who's been with me since forming, I lost my brother.

Dormancy may be a good thing for some, but for me it is a cruel beast that shows no mercy and takes everything from you in an instant.

So yeah, I fucking hate dormancy.

[killerssideblog]

Requests are closed for a little bit.

I won't go into detail, but we lost someone who was deeply cared for by our system to dormancy a few days ago. I and my system need time to grieve, so we aren't going to be super active. Thank you for your understanding and patience.

-Killer

[thattheater-kid]

A very traumatized, very unwell, heavily grieving alter whose spouse went dormant laughed and smiled genuinely for the first time in nine months today! I’m so proud of him!

[aucouture]

hello! 📽️, 🌱, and 🍬 for the ask game? ☺️

- i would say more distinct! we rarely mix up who is who unless we are actively dissociating!!

as for 🌱:

- this was answered in our previous post!

- holy shit ok so.. this was last night LMAO

context: octavia was gone (dormant) for like a year and she came back yesterday and had a panic attack cus she woke up while we were on the PLANE 💀💀

(btw the joke is that raven has a close friendship with clarke's mom /source & /sys)

[wandering-dreams-system]

No cus like

We have a Bdubs and he said a song fit me and was listening to it on repeat while I was dormant :(

Decided to rewatch Double Life and I forgot that Bdubs called Tango "sweetie" and hhhnnnnggg

I miss my Dubs 🥺

[sys-confessions]

TW/CW: Vent, dead animals mention, gore mention, dormancy mention, fear, imprisonment.

Okay so, our headspace is... Well horrific to say the least, it's a forest with gore and blood everywhere, corpses of all types of things. Most of use just stay in the clearing, but one day I went out into the forest, I traveled for at least half a day, when I almost stumbled into the void. It was the scariest thing I'd ever seen. Dormant alters frozen in pure fear, just floating around. I ran as fast as I could, and eventually got back to the clearing. It's safe to say I'm never going back there again. It's just so hard, because I know who did this, but I shouldn't, and if he finds out I'm afraid of what he'll do. But as long as I don't sign off who I am, he won't find me. I'm just so scared. Yeah he was a kid, but He Hurt Them! How Could He Live With Himself After That!?!??! I hear that some of them are still in that prison on the other side of headspace... I want to go after them, but I'm afraid, it'll take days, and our gatekeeper will know somethings wrong, that I am missing... If you have any suggestions please let me/us know.

Whatever you decide to do, please be careful and take care of yourself. Try to remember that your headspace is very personal and represents a lot of your collective trauma and past. You might uncover a lot of triggering things that you had no prior knowledge of. If you are able, I would recommend working with a professional through this.

If you follow this blog, you might also know that I often and highly advise people to take a step back and spend time understanding *why* things are the way they are in their innerworld/headspace. It feels very much real, and it is, but think about it like you might about nightmares. They're not a 1 to 1 comparison to real life, but they're often a representation of it.

[fictive-culture]

fictive culture is going dormant out of pure loneliness

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[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.