Saguaro System

Adult DID system with high control trauma. Mostly active through our various, *various* sideblogs.

[saguarosys]

Hello friend! What a gift to meet another Kevin! I hope your day is just full of sunshine and smiles :)

Wow, aren't we just two rays from the same sun?! Right back at you, fellow Kevin! :D

[crazysodomite]

[lakevida]

[disgustinggf]

[psychiatricwarfare]

@funnier-as-a-system

[funnier-as-a-system]

[ID: a tweet by miss chad (@ m1sschad) that reads: When he kisses your forehead hes kissing the voices too ./ End ID]

[theegosystem-deactivated2024012]

Going from hating yourself to loving yourself is hard, especially if this manifests as a compulsion (common for ocd) that makes you say these things outloud. You're not a bad person for struggling to stop trauma dumping.

But! I do have a tip!

Most people can't switch from "I'm ugly" to "I'm beautiful" on a dime. But something I've found liberating is adding in "I feel" to the statement. It helps to remind you that it is not a set in stone fact that you are this negative thing, but it still helps you express how you feel in the moment.

"I feel ugly right now" is a great first step away from "I'm ugly"! "I feel like I'm annoying" is so much better than "I am annoying".

You gotta crawl before you can stand. You gotta stand before you walk. You gotta wall before you can run.

Babysteps, y'know? It's not your fault for not being able to stop self hate cold turkey.

[the-indigo-symphony]

I would rock at being a main fronter if I knew anything about what's going on at any given moment

[ophanic]

[aropride]

(Text reads: This month I'm doing a challenge called November, it's where I try to make it through every day of November)

[semi-precious-stoner]

a horror movie where the main character had DID/OSDD and they’re possessed by a demon but didn’t realize because the system just thinks there’s a new alter

[hairstylesbeauty]

[saiiboat]

its so funny when people expect system alters to be distinct and obvious. like what do you want, a magic girl transformation?

[soolagna-meow]

reminder that 30 isn’t old, it’s very normal to not accomplish everything in your 20s, and that it is never too late to learn that thing you’ve always wanted to learn. you’re always growing. that’s a good thing. 

[dankmemeuniversity]

[suns-up-bunshine-deactivated202]

Bitches be like ‘I’m so tired and sleepy’ and then stay up doing hyperfixtation shit for the next 5 hours

[mxbutchtwink]

I love pre/no HRT trans girls, pre/no op trans girls, closeted trans girls, masculine trans girls, non dysphoric trans girls, straight trans girls, trans lesbians, non passing trans girls, and nonbinary trans girls with my entire heart

[idratherhavecake-deactivated202]

did any other system spend a while being like oh yeah I'm a genderfluid person who changes pronouns and names and also feels completely different depending on their gender! but I am definitely still one person :)

[stingsglowingdick]

You know being an “ally” (for HOH/Deaf people) isn’t always just talking loudly or learning the ASL alphabet. Its all about the little things you do in every day acts. 

For example, when I got my hair done for an event once 5 years ago, my hair dresser noticed my hearing aid and talked to me about her brothers hearing problem and asked if I wanted my hair styled to hide, or show my aid. She wanted what I found to be the most comfortable, because she didn’t want the elaborate hair style to cause feedback/discomfort. 

 Most hair dressers ignore my aid, or awkwardly ask if I could take it out (which I usually end up doing anyway)

Whenever my friends and I watch TV together without question, they put on closed captions. 

When walking and talking some of my friends will always walk, or move to stand on the side of my good ear when talking. (i’m HOH in one ear and perfectly fine in the other)

Another time I was getting my hair cut my hair dresser sometimes would stop cutting, or blow drying my hair just to continue the conversation, so that way I could hear him. 

It’s the small details like these that count to support a person with differences. Its not these big boisterous acts of helping, its just being a friend doing friendly things. Instead of glorifying it, just normalize it.  

[19thcenturyfuck]

The hard truth about autism acceptance that a lot of people don't want to hear is that autism acceptance also inherently requires acceptance of people who are just weird.

And yes, I mean Those TM people. Middle schoolers who growl and bark and naruto run in the halls. Thirtysomethings who live with their parents. Furries. Fourteen-year-olds who identify as stargender and use neopronouns. Picky eaters. Adults in fandoms. People who talk weird. People who dress weird.

Because autistic people shouldn't have to disclose a medical diagnosis to you to avoid being mocked and ostracized for stuff that, at absolute worst, is annoying. Ruthlessly deriding people for this stuff then tacking on a "oh, but it's okay if they're autistic" does absolutely nothing to help autistic people! Especially when undiagnosed autistic people exist.

Like it or not, if you want to be an ally to autistic people, you're going to have to take the L and leave eccentric, weird people alone. Even if you don't know them to be autistic. You shouldn't be looking for Acceptable Reasons to be mean to people in the first place. Being respectful should be the default.