#did persecutor

[harmful-alter-userboxes]

[reminders-for-systems]

Shout-out to the intimidating alters. Shout-out to Protectors who are often rude or aggressive as part of their function. Shout-out to Gatekeepers who are often cold or uncaring as part of their function. Shout-out to the Caretakers who are often overly bearing or demanding as part of their function. Shout-out to the Persecutors who are often hostile or distrustful of others as part of their function.

[fvck-around-find-out]

Bitter pill for some of you "good" alters to swallow, but some "bad" alters split because you needed someone to hate.

Some persecutors act the way that they do precisely so you'll direct your hate onto them, where it's safe, rather than anger your abuser or abuse an innocent yourself.

Maybe actually unpack why you hate that alter before you do. "But they did this or that or" yeah, maybe they fucking did. But why did they do it? Just to be a cunt? Maybe. Sometimes sure. But sometimes you need to look a little deeper and give your brain some fucking credit – it can do some messed up shit to keep you safe. Including creating an amalgamation of morally bad behaviour that you can feel good about taking your anger out on.

Except, sometimes, that amalgamation has feelings and a name and know what their job is, and don't enjoy it. They do it because it's the only way to guarantee you're not going to cuss out your abuser and get you all hurt or killed.

[systemcomponents]

generic "persecutors can be the best protectors" post, but with an example of an alter that is still a persecutor.

anyway, people need to cut persecutors some slack. the more you persecute THEM, often the worse it'll get, and you'll both get hurt. respect them like how you want to be respected, and with enough patience to see through your differences [YES, WHEN I SAY PATIENCE I MEAN FROM BOTH SIDES!!!!!!!] , you'll make progress.

oh and btw dont slap the persecutor label on an alter either unless they agree they are one. while one of the points of this is that i don't think the role should be frowned upon at all, i get why some don't like it. the stereotype and stigma isn't gonna just... disappear overnight... sadly...

more rambles on read more about digital yellow

digital yellow doesn't see what he's had to handle as the root for his behaviours (though... it's the reason he split in the first place..) and while he doesn't exactly mirror our abusers, it's more... well. where is this coming from man. he doesn't do it angrily and seemingly more for 'fun' unlike them too, but. as provided. ultimately he does care and doesn't want all this to eat away at us too deeply, he handles the fallout, and he's extremely protective when it comes to others hurting us. i know he does have a perception that only he is allowed to hurt me... and considering he's not doing much of that nowadays, that's pretty fine with me. even if it's not good it seems to be a foundational belief

him being a persecutor is integral to his role internally especially to do with being a gatekeeper and enforcing the roles of others, and i mean. this is what we need as a system. and it's also a huge reason why i think the term shouldn't be so frowned upon... it can be a productive role. it can do good. that 'antagonistic' part might not actually even be antagonising you at all when you reframe things and look at the larger picture. i guess it truly is protector in a different font, even if some persecutors don't like that.

blehhh again i'm certain he'd wanna make his own comic he can get into the specifics. ramble ovber. can you tell i lost my train of thought a few times through making this??

[intrj-hub]

“Persecutors are EVIL! Don’t let your persecutors talk to me they scare me! I don’t care if they’re healing they’re a PERSECUTOR!” Kill yourself.

[reimeichan]

I'm a persecutor.

I know it's easier to ignore us, to lock us away. We're the ugly parts of you, after all. The parts of you that you wish never existed, that you don't want anyone else to see. The parts that try to hurt people and hurt you for whatever reason. I get it, it's really fucking frustrating to deal with us.

Sorry pal, but we exist. Trying to ignore us just makes our pain stronger. Trying to punish us keeps makes us want want to hurt you back. Trying to lock us away make our emotions grow more and more. You can't get rid of us. We're you, even if you wish we weren't.

And that means you gotta deal with us.

Yeah, I get it. You don't want us causing you trouble in your oh-so-perfect life. Ruining your friendships, your school, your job, your reputation. You think by getting rid of us you're dealing with us. Stop it.

Please, stop it.

It hurts, so fucking much. Don't you see why we exist? We're the parts of you who went through some of the worst traumas of the system. We act this way because it's what fucking got us through life. To survive. You probably don't see it that way, hell you probably don't even remember the things I had to go through. And I may not either! But I still exist. And if you push me away, that means you're rejecting a part of you.

Even if you see me as a separate person or a separate entity, at the end of the day.... we share a brain. A life. Am I not allowed to live my own fucking life with you? Do I not deserve the same kind of help? Hell, if you want selfish reasons, helping me, genuinely, trying to be kind to me, will help you. Maybe I'll actually try to work with you instead of against you. Or maybe I'll even just leave you alone! Or, or, get this. I change for the better, and I start trying to help out instead of doing damage. Yeah? Sounds nice, right?

I'm so sick and tired of people saying how it's okay to lock up their persecutors and punish them. No! Stop that! Punishment doesn't work. Yes, we should have consequences for our actions that are a direct result of our behaviors. I was shitty to a friend? I lose the trust of that friend. I hurt the body? I have to sit with the pain myself. But that's not fucking, locking us away forever.

I mean, sure. I get it. Sometimes we're out of control and you need some way to get that control back under your belt. And yeah, maybe you need to temporarily keep us away from front and away from other alters. But.... it really, really shouldn't be permanent. We also deserve to learn healthier behavior and healthier coping habits and a safe space to express ourselves. Fuck, if you could help us find healthier ways of expression that would be great!

Just please, please. Stop hurting us the same way we were hurt as kids.

[sirstrangeface]

Normalize letting the persecutors front and do whatever they want <333

[caniscorpse]

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