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made a blog for the system... links to our FB meme page... yall should like,,, follow it... we'll be blogging on the mainframe website from now on, we'll still come to tumblr for memes, but wont post much of anything probably
A shared blog written by the members of a plural system — poetry, reflections, and ordinary days.
language deafness autism and trauma
theres a whole intersection of issues here that affect my ability to use language and it directly contributes to my labels of "hemiverbalflux" and "scribalflux". some alters genuinely cannot form language because the trauma that caused them to form happened before we had access to language. some alters can only sign and can't use english. some alters can only use english and not sign. some of us can use neither, some of us can use both. between the 100+ system members we have, we fall at varying places on the spectrum of language. some of us have to use AAC. some of us have to translate written and spoken english into pictures, asl signs and memories. while some of us actually have access to english. it'd be super cool if there were research going into this but i doubt there is considering there's such little research on DID and autism.
With alexithymia and interoception issues being common with autistic people, I'm not surprised there's some who conceptualize their speech difficulties or gradual complete loss of functional speech as "not wanting to talk", or even as a choice they're making, regardless of how truly voluntary it really is.
That indefinable "Don't want to talk" feeling is sometimes the first warning signs of not being ABLE to, at all, for some people: both in the acute sense of immediate verbal shutdowns, and the more long term sense of gradual partial or total loss of speech.
I think the dismissal of it ever possibly being serious is a problem. Obviously not everyone who cannot use speech has this experience, and nor does everyone who loses speech in some form, but it is one of many authentic experiences, however comparatively uncommon.
When someone, especially someone whose already had issues with communication or language, suddenly tells you they don't feel good when they talk, listen. Aside from autism, also, acute speech loss can be a sign of something that may be serious and needs to be addressed.
People can only use the words and language they already know to try and describe whats happening to them. For some that is getting very specific, learning the most technically-accurate terms and the latest scientific explanations for what's happening to them. For others, though, they won't have that knowledge or language for one reason or another. Some may not be able to fully understand whats happening to them without support of others or specific resources. Some may never be able to - but they know themselves, what they can and can't do, and need ways to communicate that to others not only for understanding, but also safety.
Drawing arbitrary lines and nitpicking the specific wording or terms people might use to describe their speech loss doesn't seem to be about helping people figure out what they need to communicate effectively, especially people who have a disability that can greatly effect language skills, communication, and the ability to assess internal states.
An understanding of what the "correct" words to use may never come for someone, but there will usually be a way to improve communication anyways. At that point, the people are the important part, not the words we label them with. Words are just a tool to try and convey a concept, to get something done, and you can't guarantee that a word will mean the same thing to every person who receives it.
And, if someone finds that giving up speech as primary communication is too difficult, they will naturally drift back towards it. If other communication is not more effective (or less painful, disgregulating, tiring, etc) than speech, then the path of least resistance will win out.
Being unable to rely on verbal speech is hard. It's scary. It's frustrating. It can often be dangerous in ways that most people would never even think about.
If someone "willingly" goes through the troubles associated with not being able to use speech, then how easy was speech for them to use in the first place?
How effective of a communication method could it have possibly been for them?
How long were they hiding and compensating for it before it became too much to bear?
How much a choice is there, really?
Does it really matter, at that point, whether they know if it was a "choice" or not?
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have been regressed for likes, almost a week now... send helps, and stuffies, and snuggles, and crayons.... and maybe fruit snacks if you have any....
having a not so baja blast right nows so i think brain has limited front access to "syskids" and "age regressors that are currently small"
i blame this on the economy...
i wish i was making this shit up... genuinely...
help
You will never take my whimsy!!!
smosh as textposts (again!)
the difference between anthony's and ian's stories is so funny to me
i am both, both are me
In honor of Smosh Hospital
going to have to update this blog once again bc i thought we were the only system in this body,,, turns out, we're one of 20ish side systems, help... there's so many of us....
Fun fact: Cheetahs only attack prey that runs
jesus that is good to know.
Yup, that’s the point you just stay still and let it do whatever the fuck it wants that doesn’t involved you getting eaten.
REALLY FUN FACT for big cats cheetahs are fucking docile as shit
my grandfather ran a cheetah sanctuary in south africa and he’d just lie with them and sleep among them and they’d rub against him and chirp at him they’re big fucking babies
Another Fun Fact: Cheetahs are incredibly nervous animals. One of the (many) reason’s they’re going extinct is that cheetahs are so sensitive and nervous, some of them are literally too nervous to breed. Others will breed, but stress themselves out so much, they’ll lose their cubs. So zoos with breeding programs had to figure out how to make cheetahs comfortable enough to first of all, get laid and secondly - not spazz themselves into miscarrying. So what’d they do? They gave the cheetah’s their very own Service Dogs! The dogs make them feel safe, protected and secure!
AJHHHHFDDGHH SO PRECIOUS
this post just got so much better
THIS IS OFFICIALLY MY FAVOURITE POST
this is emmett and cullen they are best friends
This is the greatest thing I’ve seen all day.
Dogs are truly angels.
so THATS why these cheetah ft dogo pics exist
the anxiety cat
Also! Cheetahs are not in fact classified as big cats, they are simply very large lesser cats, due to the fact that they purr, meow, chirp, and cannot roar. Also many cheetahs have learned to recognize wildlife photographers are friends and not foes, so they will just come up to people and be friendly occasionally as pictured at the top of the chain. Some will even leave their Cubs with photographers to look after while they hunt. So. Yeah. Cheetahs are great
this works because cheetahs are actually fairly social animals, and they look to members of their group for context on how worried they should be about any given Situation. but since cheetahs are also nervous social animals, they can work each other into an anxiety spiral pretty easily over things like “being in an enclosed habitat” and “there’s a guy over there”.
so by introducing a dog as a member of the group, the cheetahs will now look to the dog for context clues on how worried they should be! and the dog Is Not Worried At All, Thanks, so the cheetahs think everything must be chill even if they were personally unsure about it, and they stop being so freaked out about literally everything.
Cheetah: oh god what’s going on how are we feeling weird spotless cheetah
Dog: :) fine, thanks
Cheetah: :) oh, okay
Wasn’t expecting this of all posts to be the first tumblr post I’ve ever seen crest 2mil notes, but I’ll take it
Logically I know there must be a reason that the dogs chosen for this all seem to be golden retrievers
…but I can’t help but feel like we really missed an opportunity with Dalmations, here.
if I’m understanding correctly, dalmatians were bred (among other things) for a temperament intended to make all potential threats more nervous, which is a useful trait in a guard dog but seems like a problem waiting to happen when any other cheetah approaches the one this dalmatian is guarding
and golden retrievers were bred (among other things) for calmness and gentleness, which makes them shit guard dogs but great emotional support companions
bunny and being known
maybe plurality is keeping different wallpapers ready so different folks can feel more at home in this life. Maybe plurality is gently taking someone’s hand in yours, even though both hands belong to the same body. Maybe plurality is calling out goodnight to the person that’s taking over for you as you slowly slip out of the conscious for the night. Maybe plurality is putting on the perfume your headmate likes because she’s definitely going to be helping you get through the day.
maybe plurality is kindness. A kindness of the brain extended to a tiredness of the soul.
maybe it’s casual. Maybe it’s gentle. Maybe we’re all still learning how to live with each other. Maybe we don’t have to be anything complicated and explainable. Maybe plurality just… is.
smoking that shit that makes you plural, smoking that we’d
im sure thats normal
affirmations:
- it’s fun to be awake & in an upright position
- consciousness is a gift
- i CAN do this anymore
