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@crossroads-system
We've mentioned this once in passing but thought we'd do an official post.
We run a small server on Discord geared as a hangout spot for those in the plurality community. All are welcome as long as y'all are respectful. Its a bit slow right now but we're working on revamping and getting everyone engaged again. If anyone would like to join please feel free to send us an ask or DM and we'll get you the link.
Hello everyone, Before I head into the details of this blog post, I want to first and foremost make clear that this was not an easy decisio
AWFUL NEWS SIMPLY PLURAL USERS
Anyway does anysys know good alternatives to simply plural? Other than pluralkit. Something with a fronting tracker/space to describe headmates like custom fields etc would be best. We're looking at Lighthouse & Octocon right now
Ughhhh whyyyyyy
EDIT: LIGHTHOUSE HAS ALSO BEEN RETIRED. BROOOO WHYYYYY
important things. -Anon
This really blows
Speaking briefly for our own wellbeing, simply plural had a lot of stuff going for it that other apps kinda lack. We've moved to Ampersand for the moment, but the lack of notifications really hurts.
The forecasted end of access is June this year, it may prove to be further out. Currently, we're planning on resuming Discord data hosting as a stop-gap while planning out use of Obsidian as we dislike the other apps available.
reblogging again just to add this on- while not a website/app specifically for plural reasons, we visit notion daily and log all our information on there and have spent a year now building, perfecting, and defining a template everyone in the corporation uses and have considered letting other people have a copy of it with the news about simply plural and stuff. although we update it time and time again so we’d have to update it everyone else’s copy too. and also change some specific stuff because it’s specifically oriented to us
not entirely sure yet though but maybe we’ll make it so we’ll just send the template copy link to anyone who wants it instead of making a public post about it
One of our elders making plural jokes to me and my partner (also a system) in the most loving and accepting way 🥰 Damn I love my tribe so much. There aren't enough words to describe the feeling of our plurality not only being accepted but it being the most normal thing in the world because our people have recognized plurality for... well... ever.
Fakeclaimers be like "How DARE you have a healthy relationship with your alters! This is a DISORDER, you need to be SUFFERING" like bitch becoming functional and learning to live with your disorder is literally what treatment is???
i love you systems who call your alters "parts"
i love you systems who call your alters "alters"
i love you systems who call your alters "headmates"
i love you systems who call your alters "voices"
i love you systems who call your alters swears
i love you systems who call your alters things that are silly, weird, or normal
dont let anyone tell you what to call them <3
PLURAL ASK GAME!! ⋆˙⟡
⊹ ࣪ ˖͙͘͡★ get 2 know ur sys!!
!! this post is for everybody! u may use this regardless of origin/beliefs, just remember to follow ur own dni
🌸 - how many alters do u have? do u consider yourself to have a high headcount?
🧩 - do u have any subsystems? if so, how do they work?
🍧 - are there any alter(s) who u would consider the “core”? if so, are they the host?
💞 - do u have an innerworld? how complex is it?
💧 - how does fronting work for your system? do u have a “front room”?
🍀 - how do u communicate with ur headmates?
🍡 - do u use alter roles/labels? which ones do u use?
🌺 - who fronts the most? who fronts the least?
❄️ - how often do ur hosts/fronting patterns change?
🥝 - how often do u switch?
🪷 - do you co-front with other alters often? is co-fronting easy or difficult?
🌷 - how long does it take for u to switch?
🌨️ - do ur alters have specific voice claims for what they sound like in headspace?
🌱 - do u have any introjects? what are their sources?
💐 - do u have any hosts? co-hosts?
🍃 - if u have an innerworld, can u see into while you’re fronting?
💗 - do u use any origin/-genic terms? what are they?
🌿 - do u have any npcs in your headspace?
🍬 - has ur system created any rules ur alters are expected to abide by?
Would be really cool if we, a diagnosed system, could interact with fucking anything DID related without the immense amount of aggression targeted at other forms of plurality.
Would be really cool if we, a system who's culture recognizes plurality in multiple forms, could interact with fucking anything plurality related without being treated like an enemy to the DID/OSDD/CDD community.
Would be really cool if we, a system with origins in culture, a DID diagnosis, and dissociative symptoms caused by severe trauma, could interact with or talk about our experiences as a mixed origin system without people CONSTANTLY trying to a. Invalidate our cultural understanding of plurality or b. Invalidating our struggle with dissociative symptoms and their effect on our system.
Would be really cool if we could just fucking exit as ourselves and talk about our unique intersection of cultural and disordered plurality without being forced to pick a fucking side in origin discourse.
Are there any other systems/plurals out there who's culture plays a big role in how their plurality/systemhood functions/is viewed?
I could really use some more mutuals who understand cultural plurality.
It can be hard and isolating af watching syscourse that completely devalues culturally significant aspects of plurality or acts like there can't be any overlap between cultural plurality and CDDs.
Weird plurality is having an introject that doesn’t want anyone to know about him but is also frequently tempted to reveal himself to others just because he hates how people portray him
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The western medical model's definition of plurality/systemhood is not the end all be all.
There are cultural forms of plurality that are far older than the DSM and ICD.
Need some positivity on our dash.
Tell us something cool about your system/plurality:
We'll go first. Now that we have good communication and can switch and front easier not only can we identify each other easier but so can those in our lives 😁 we also love that we don't have a host and that each of us kind of take turns at the wheel whenever we have the energy to do so. It really helps out on managing our pretty overwhelming schedule and medical issues. Not sure what I'd do without everyone here. 🥰
Watching people constantly fight over what origins are valid or not feels a helluva lot like watching people fighting over if vaginal birth or cesarean is 'actual birth'.
Either way, you were born. Either way, you are here.
Anyway, there are much more interesting conversations to be had than origin-course.
Looking back at ourselves when our plurality was still 'covert' (lol like it wasn't still blaringly obvious) always makes me laugh.
What? There were no signs.
But my mom and I's most common inside joke was that I was low key haunted because my stuff would always go missing or end up in weird places
What? There were no signs.
But I have been told my entire life that I had 'such a unique eclectic personality'
What? There were no signs.
But I constantly said I had the memory of a goldfish and often viewed my memories in third person. 'Like they happened to someone else'
What? There were no signs.
Just a bored, irritated voice that definitely wasn't mine narrating things I did out of boredom and making snarky comments, like I constantly had someone looking over my shoulder (back to the low key haunted jokes)
What? There were no signs.
Except when our old care team ruled out psychosis and schizophrenia without looking further for what the voices could have been and we once again shrugged it off as joking/not joking low key haunted that same voice would respond with 'That's not what I am but if that's what you need to tell yourself in order to cope right now that's fine.' <- (got this response CONSTANTLY and god damn it still grinds my gears 😂 [no but seriously now that we know it cracks us up. Love you Jax])
What? There were no signs.
Except there were several instances in our life before our final syscovery where we straight up told people (usually our mom) that we couldn't be who we were anymore and that things were going to change but it would all be ok.
What? There were no signs.
Except our entire childhood and how we'd get frustrated and angry when people brushed off those in our system as 'just imaginary friends'.
What? There were no signs.
Except going back through old journals and writings all the way back to single digit years we've found conversations we had with each other. We've found our names. We've found pictures of us. We've found drawings of us.
Anyway I could probably go on forever. Long post long; system denial is absolutely bonkers 😂 what do you mean we knew and saw all that and still had a period of time where system recognition startled us? So happy we're past all that for the most part.
We are so lucky to have built up such an amazing support system of plurality both online and irl. We are so privileged to be surrounded by so many absolutely amazing systems with wildly different origins, backgrounds and experiences. Each individual and collective we've had the absolute honor of getting to know [yes even those we dont particularly care for or get along with] has enriched our lives and I wouldn't change it for the world. 🥰
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For other systems and plurals out there. Community exists. Building up your local community is possible. It may take some time and effort but I promise you you aren't alone in what you're going through/experiencing.
Happy System Pride!!
To all those who celebrate and feel loved within their plurality: Happy Pride! May you enjoy your Feb 23rd~
Endogenics have been discussing their existence since before the first edition of the DSM existed. It is not some new concept.
Complex dissociative disorders are scientifically recognized as solely traumagenic.
(And once again posting in the syscourse tag is an invite for people who don't agree with you to interact. It is a discourse space and DNIs are void in the tag. Please don't use the tag if you aren't willing to discuss things about your stance)
That is all :)
The over medicalization of plurality is harmful.
Fakeclaiming of systems that differ from your own is harmful.
Questioning the validity of systems with good communication or few disruptive traits (i.e. dissociation, dissociative amnesia, memory blocks) is fucking harmful.
The hyper/sole focus on how traits of Dissociative Identity Disorder can be a burden is harmful.
Claiming only disordered systems are valid is harmful.
Truly I don't understand how others don't see it. The DID part of the plurality community in particular is so focused on proving that other systems suffer and that the suffering is what makes you truly DID that they completely forget to ask themselves what a systems might look like after they've healed or worked past dissociative barriers. So much surrounding syscourse is so fixated on providing your trauma was severe enough or that your life is disrupted enough to qualify as a system to others. But what about systems who've healed?
Syscourse is so quick to call functional systems fake that it seems like many truly believe you can't have multiplicity without being severely disordered. Not only is that categorically not true but it perpetuates the idea that you can never heal. That you can never overcome the symptoms of DID that are most disruptive. That you can't find harmony or equilibrium with your system.
Systems can heal from their trauma. Systems can coexist in harmony. Plurality DOES NOT need to be painful. Functional multiplicity is real and attainable.
Plurality is not inherently disordered.
I could go on but I don't want to write a book. Open to questions, comments, etc.
