A Mixed Bag

We think we might be a system...

[drv3ch5]

how it feels trying to hold back the mean alters from saying mean shit

[congratulatorycutie]

I wanna sew but I have no sewing stuff…….

[doin-just-fine]

hello! I’m not a system myself, but I’m doing some research for a friend of mine who’s questioning.

I was wondering if you could do a ‘the people wanna know’ about what different kinds of systems there are/how it can present, or something in that vein?

Thanks, love your stuff!

The People Wanna Know: System Types

Disclaimer: We are by no means experts in this at all. We are quite new to the whole being plural thing and there is A LOT to learn when it comes to plurality and systems, especially in types and "microlabels". These microlabels are VERY helpful when someone is trying to sort out if they are plural or not especially if they are an atypical system like us. They can make you feel validated and at home when previously there was fear and confusion. We also want to suggest that you continue your deep dive outside of this post! We hope you give you a launch pad into the complex world of plurality but do not let this be the end of the research! I will be using definitions mostly from Pluralpedia. Systemhood and plurality is very under researched so many of the labels you'll see are created by community members that are then adopted by the greater community. That all being said, as validating as these microlabels can be they can sometimes also have the opposite effect if they don't fit all the way. If you guys land on them being plural, we encourage you to leave the microlabels behind especially if those labels are close to their experiences but not quite accurate in all ways. 🛸I found when identifying specifically as a Median system, it lead to a few denial spirals because that label mostly fit our experience but not all the way or all the time which lead to us question our experiences making it harder to accept and understand ourselves. I personally find just calling myself plural or a system is enough and allows me the freedom to have my own unique experience as a human being with an atypical brain that science is only just starting to research and understand rather than trying to define my experiences filtered through a ill fitting label that doesn't change with me as we grow and learn. But, if you guys find a label that fits like a glove CONGRATS! Use it, love it, where it with pride!

ANYWAY, THE PEOPLE WANNA KNOW!

System Types

DIAGNOSABLE SYSTEMS (labels recognized by the DSM-V) DID OSDD 1 OSDD 1A OSDD 1B OSDD 2 OSDD 3 OSDD 4 UDD

None of those fit? Build Your Own System

I will be giving short definitions of each label. If you want more information each term will take you to a more in depth description.

ORIGINS (why the system formed) Traumagenic: Origins were trauma related. Endogenic: Umbrella term for origins that are related to something other than trauma, though trauma can still be a factor but not always. SUBCATEGORIES: (link to microlabels of the subcategories bellow) Created: Systems that were created intentionally for any reason. Adaptive: Origins that were related to trauma or other adversity. Spontaneous: For systems that seemed to just appear one day seemingly without cause. Unknown: A system who's origins are unknown, unclear, or still being sorted out. Mixed: Multiple origin labels can be applied to these systems.

CONSCIOUSNESS (how communication, conscious connection, and shared existence feels with in a system) Monoconscious: Shared consciousness between members where everyone thinks the same thing together as individuals. Polyconscious: Everyone in a system has their own thoughts and mind that are separate from each other. Hydraconscious: Everyone has their own thoughts and mind but in a collective consciousness. This may feel like everyone talking out loud about different things at the same time. Cephaconscious: When member are in or near the front together they have a shared monoconscious experience but when they are not in the front they have their own separate thoughts and mind. Mutoconscious: When member are in or near the front together they have a shared monoconscious experience but when they are not in the front they have a hydraconscious experience. SYSTEM SEPARATION (how individual are the individuals) Partitionary System: Individuals are very distinct. They do not share memories and often experience time loss. Median Systems: Individuals are less distinct and blend with each other more. These systems often don't experience typical amnesia. Blurian: Systems who share 100% of memories regardless of who's fronting. These system may also not experience Amnesia. (Edit: Here is some more resources for things that blur the line of plurality and systemhood ) Unrelated to the question but maybe to your situation here is a link to help questioning systems

I hope this was helpful let me know if you have any questions or need clarification!!

REMEMBER: You're gonna be ok. You're gonna figure it out. Be kind and gentle with yourself and others. Asks are open. Have a nice day.

[the-gravestones-system]

grabs baby plurals by the shoulders. listen to me. i don't care who's fronting, take a note or smth but listen to me. you're not broken. you're not unholy. you're not tainted or dirty or a monster. how media depicts plurality is something to be desired. you are not defined by whatever tf that m night shawarmalong motherfucker put out a few years ago that was such a god awful representation of systems that it actively makes me seethe. you are not defined by what you see on sysblr either. systems are systems, no matter what the origin or inter-headspace relations are or how alters came to be. you exist as you are and that's okay. do not let outside forces dictate how you should experience your plurality. do not let outside forces tell you your origins are wrong or incorrect. do not try and fit yourself into a box that a lot of people with plurality or who identify as plural try and fit others in. no one has the right to do that, let alone some stranger on the internet playing white knight.

you're okay. you're going to be okay. this is all new and its going to be scary and its going to take some getting used to. be literate in your research. consider your sources and who's telling them. because chances are, its either a very helpful resource or someone trying to push a very harmful agenda.

stay safe and don't let anyone try and tell you your plurality is "wrong".

-Tomie 🖤

[maladaptiveangelx]

I got attached like a stray cat you accidentally fed once.

[punkpeanuts]

I should probably explain what the Peanut Gallery is!

This is where my different 'selves' or 'pieces' assemble in my mind. Specifically, the seating area of a movie theatre, with a backdoor that leads out to a void I cannot access.

- By Green

[punkpeanuts]

I have been misusing the term "peanut gallery" and need to acknowledge the racist history and origin of this phrase.

I will explain how I misunderstood the phrase, where I went wrong, then do my best to explain what the words historically represent.

I thought that a peanut gallery was just an old timey name for a disruptive and heckling crowd, inside a movie theatre. For a while I have nicknamed my multiples, Peanuts, and I feel like I watch life through a movie screen, thats how I associated the phrase "peanut gallery" with my inner world.

I should have looked up the origin of those words sooner because I've learned that the "peanut gallery" is a racist phrase from the 1800s. It refers to a cheap seating area use for segregation, where black folk and the lower class were forced to sit.

I am going to change my username because I don't want to perpetuate any racist or harmful language. I'm sorry for the mistake and will try to do better.

[punkpeanuts]

I should probably explain what the Peanut Gallery is!

This is where my different 'selves' or 'pieces' assemble in my mind. Specifically, the seating area of a movie theatre, with a backdoor that leads out to a void I cannot access.

- By Green

[moon111111]

[punkpeanuts]

Do you constantly try to rationalise away your plurality?

On practically a daily basis, I find myself ruminating on things like, "What if I'm researching too much and just self affirming something that isn't actually real? Am I making this up? I'm pretty sure everyone has an inner critic &/or saboteur &/or child &/or parent, etc. Am I attention seeking? "

I don't think it would be helpful of me to share anymore of those thoughts online because it could be triggering to others.

I made this account to ask genuine questions, and to listen. I don't want to cause or say something problematic. Please correct me!

[thecreepycrawlersss]

being plural means a headmate pulling you into headspace to cuddle with you and help you go to sleep because of your& insomnia

being plural means smiling and laughing at a joke one of your headmates made, or having witty banter with them as you make a meal that you'll both be able to enjoy

being plural means a headmate going "its okay, you don't have to do this, i can do it" and you thanking them because yeah, you cant do that, and thats okay

being plural means thinking about your headmates when buying new clothes, or seeing a shirt or pair of pants for sale and going "they'd love that !!"

being plural means making one of your headmate's simplyplural profile, and spending lots of time perfecting it so that it fits them to a T

being plural means knowing you aren't alone

being plural means knowing that your headmates, your friends, your family, are always there for you

being plural means love.

THIS POST IS INCLUSIVE OF SYSTEMS OF ALL ORIGINS !!! DO NOT BRING SYSCOURSE ONTO THIS POST.

[foggity]

Is it a headmate? Is it a fragment? Is it a facet? Is it a persona? Am I subconsciously masking? Am I subconsciously/involuntarily otherlinking/copinglinking? Is it a kinshift? Is it a ’flicker? Is it age regression? Is it a mood? Is it impulsivity? Is it an intrusive thought that I’m reacting to? Is it genderfluidity? Is it pronoun/namefluidity?

Who knows! Who cares! I don’t need to stress about this, it doesn’t matter! It’s a mode that the “I” is in, the way I feel in that moment! And I will make a pluralkit/tupperbox/simplyplural for it so I can express myself and decide the rest later! Or never! These labels are a construct! Personhood itself is a construct! I don’t need to box myselves! I can just live!

[pluralskeepliving]

hey! you matter.

you, as in the headmate sitting in co-con.

you, as in the alter returning from dormancy after a long time.

you, as in your whole collective.

you, as in the alter who's not sure who they are.

you, as in the new system member who's disoriented.

you, as in the person you've become.

you, as in the person who you used to be.

you, as in the body you're in.

you, as in the fragment with no identity.

you, as in the fictive who feels unseen.

you, as in the person whose pain doesn't get acknowledged.

you, as in the trauma holder who's really scared right now.

you, as in the syskid who gets talked over.

you, as in whoever or whatever you are.

all of the different fonts of "you" matter. keep your chin up, friend. i like the world better with you in it.

[shutterboxes]

Shoutout to systems who feel like less than a person, rather than multiple people

Shoutout to systems who say “sad me” or “angry me” instead of alter names

Shoutout to systems who don’t name their alters at all

Shoutout to systems who are too embarrassed to share alter information

Shoutout to systems who don’t tell anyone they’re a system

Shoutout to systems who forget they’re even a system

Shoutout to systems who can’t tell wether they have DID, OSDD, or P-DID

Shoutout to systems who don’t care what they have

Shoutout to systems who can’t see themselves as functionally multiple

Shoutout to systems who can’t relate to the online community

Shoutout to systems

[punkpeanuts]

Before you knew you were plural, did you think that you were just incredibly creative and really good at entertaining yourself within your own brain?

[sleepcollective]

Comic we made about our syscovery omg

More under the cut

Even if some of us are still in denial, we wouldn't want it any other way.

Don't think I need to say this but ofc some of us are more vivid and distinct than others, but really, so many of us are subtle in the way we present. We also didnt draw aaalll of us at the end, too lazy to draw all of us lmao. Way too many.

[ssenograph]

How its going

[shawlyjunie]

i'm so mad this post clocked me bar for bar god damn it. how it's going for real

[oursystemblog]

well i guess that's fine