#actuallyintroject

[chemicalcarousel]

When your system develops a fictive from a really big interest of yours and now it's hard to interact with that interest since your headmate is getting sad and having an existential crisis being confronted with their source

[angelstarsystem]

introject-heavy system ask meme

i’ve been wanting to make one of these for a while. this is specifically for introject-heavy systems because i know that we can struggle with feeling “fake” and i wanted to bring some positivity and fun to others like me. feel free to send some or reblog for your followers to do the same!

1. How many fictives do you have?

2. How many factives do you have?

3. Who is the most similar to their source? 

4. Who is the most detached from their source?

5. How do your introjects feel about meeting sourcemates?

6. Who is the oldest introject? 

7. Who is the newest introject?

8. Songs that remind your introjects of their source?

9. Which introject fronts the most?

10. Any non-human introjects?

11. Tell us your first impression of one of your introjects

12. Does seeing source related things trigger any of your introjects to front?

13. Any introjects that dislike their source? Why?

14. Any obscure introjects?

15. Do you have multiple introjects from the same source? How many?

16. How do your introjects feel about doubles?

17. Do your introjects’ sources influence their fashion taste? 

18. What system role do your introjects have?

19. Do your introjects’ sources influence their taste in food?

20. Which introject fronts the least?

21. Who is the most outgoing introject?

22. Who is the shyest introject?

23. Do your introjects’ sources influence their music taste?

24. Does anyone irl know about your introjects?

25. free space! Give three random facts about an introject

[fictivesourcecalls]

fictive/factive mix but we have a benjamin tallmadge (from TURN) body is 17 (bens abt 24/25) but we r comfy w any age rly. we doubt theres anyone from TURN specifically but yknow.

calling TURN fictives/factives!

[estinienn]

fictives really out here like *hears their favorite song from their source and comes out of 8-year dormancy*

[thealmightysystem]

is it possible for an alter to have memories of an event that never happened? or maybe it actually did but i (host) think it didnt happen? but in my head its a very vivid memory. im confused any thoughts?

Absolutely!

This is known as two things: One, some people (endos) consider this “exotrauma,” meaning trauma that took place in a past life or were from the alter before they ‘entered the system.’ I call bullshit on this personally but w/e. And Two, it is a distorted memory.

Psychologists reason the ‘memories’ a system alter may have could be a distorted version of a trauma memory. These memories can be extremely vivid and even triggering, but they’re often exaggerated mirrors of a type of trauma. An example would be my friend’s system fictive – he has a memory of being assaulted, even though the body had never been assaulted. After therapy, he later uncovered memories of his past ex forcing him to do a lot of things he wasn’t comfortable with, and they concluded that the assault memory might have been a twisted perception of that. 

As for exotrauma, that extends into a more spiritual belief that alters can be spiritual beings that enter the mind of the person, which…I’m extremely uncomfortable with that, since I’ve actually seen endo systems argue that exotrauma should be treated with the same respect and resources as actual life trauma. As a survivor, no matter how ‘real’ the exotrauma may be, it will never be as real as something a person actually went through.

That being said, I know telling an alter what they vividly remember didn’t happen can be strongly triggering or at least distressing. So I strongly suggest NOT telling them, and instead helping them work through the painful memory with guidance from a therapist. Some alters don’t appreciate knowing their lives and memories are just reflections of someone else’s actual life (I mean, no fictive really appreciates knowing they’re just a split trauma-induced personality from a person’s mind tbh), which unfortunately means dancing dancing the line between “what you went through didn’t actually happen” and “what you remember is valid and distressing.” I don’t have the best answers for handling that, other than trying to tell them it didn’t happen WILL NOT HELP, and instead it’ll be better to help them cope with the memory, and being there for them until there’s a chance to let them come to terms with the memory. 

[estinienn]

to all introjects: if you were bad in your source, that doesnt mean youre bad now! i promise, it's okay. 💖🌸

[fictivesourcecalls]

My fictive introject source is from Oxenfree? that's all I know, and also, Anna Shea, Alex, Nona, and the ghosts of The Sunken are here with me for sure. Looking for Jonas, Ren, Clarissa, and maybe Michael. (Nona really misses Ren. The last thing Nona remembered was when Ren just disappeared/was spirited away by ghosts.) This body has been around for 21 years. Minors please do not interact. Thank You.

calling oxenfree fictives!

[estinienn]

fellow fictives/factives who have moved beyond their source, how do you go about choosing a name? i am embarrassed by my current childish name and wish to choose a new one but i am struggling.