#identity alteration

[err404mindnotfound]

I hope everyone understands how easy it would be to craft a new identity within a vulnerable mind that responds exclusively to my will. Many so called “singlets” think they are immune to this sort of thing. You’re not. I can figure out a way to break you, and I can make you beg me for more.

[unwelcome-ozian]

[noble-yam]

Painting I did of Sophie from Howl's Moving Castle that I altered slighty

[multiplicity-positivity]

hey have yall (including viewers of blog, not just mods) ever experienced this thing where you're not sure if theres a new alter, or if someone already there just has a new identity?

it feels kinda silly, cause like, guys, changing ur identity won't help us avoid the irs :P

Hey, we (and specifically I, the host) have definitely experienced this. It happened a lot more before our syscovery (I used to think I was Ralsei fictionkin before learning about my alter, Ralsei, for example). It doesn’t happen nearly as much these days, but it does definitely still happen to us from time to time. It can be tricky to tell whether a particular alter is discovering a new kintype, gender, sexuality, or other aspect of their identity, or if there actually is a new alter that we’re interacting with.

We also experience this sometimes with like, well established alters who have been in the system for a long time. Like occasionally I’ll be like “wtf am I werewolfkin? Am I actually mlm and not a lesbian??” But in reality I was just cofronting or blending with Toby and just didn’t notice lol. Usually when we start having thoughts like this, one of us will speak up to clarify the situation.

So yeah, you’re definitely not alone in experiencing this. And as always, if anyone who reads this wants to share their own experiences with confusing new identities for new alters or headmates, you’re welcome to share.

[thrivingwhilemultiple]

We call them "bad", we call them "scary", and we push them away.

But when we do, they continue to hear what they've always heard, and now they're hearing it from the very ones for whom they sacrificed themselves.

– Monster

[dissociative-memes]

Text reads: “You. Who is you”

Found on the meme generator

Repost from http://web.archive.org/web/20181201095214/http://whynot-dissociativedegu.tumblr.com:80/tagged/ddmeme/tagged/ddmeme/page/2

[nonmillennialstruggling]

Parts or alters and language

Personality and identity are both words with different meanings that get used in the context of parts or alters.  These words refer both to characteristics and to ‘being,’ to various degrees.  This creates confusion for me and I think for others.  My ‘mindsets’ reference particular lenses on the word or ways of seeing, but they are not conscious.  In other words, I experience alteration in characteristics but not ‘being-ness’.  Most others with OSDD or DID seem to have parts or alters that experience themselves as distinct in both ‘being-ness’ and in characteristics.  This difference between my experience and theirs keeps me hesitant to do ‘parts work’ or identify as having OSDD.  Most people seem to conflate having defined characteristics with ‘being-ness’ though.  What would it be like if people were to be more prescriptive in their language and started explicitly referencing ‘being-ness’ as well as characteristics when they mean both concepts in the context of dissociative disorders?  I wonder if people would still think of me as dissociative, or this shift in language would cause people to say that I’m not dissociative because there is only one consciousness in my body.     

CN: the convo below this post goes into diagnosis, amnesia, dissociative disorders in online spaces, police, health insurance companies, alcohol, and prescribed sleep meds.       

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