#itbc flag

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Secret Keeper - a programmed alter who refuses to tell anyone certain information, whether it be about abusers, details of abuse or similar

Flag Meaning : The blue represents hidden information, or secrets. The gradient of colours represents how the secret keeper may be hiding different information from different people (ex: what can be "public knowledge," vs what can be known by abuser A vs what abuser B can know). The icon in the center represents holding secrets and the flag entirely mirrors the Tattletale flag as these roles are similar yet opposite.

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Tattletale - An alter who tells handlers when another alter goes against their programming.

Flag Meaning : The green stripes represent insecurity and fear of failure or punishment if the alter doesn't report to the handler(s). The high number of stripes represents this being a repeating pattern of behaviour. The stripes getting thinner as they get further from the center represents the lack of trust the system may feel toward this alter.

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Defeciopus : an alter who is programmed but the program doesn't act as intended, wasn't reinforced enough or other reason.

Flag Meaning : The black in the center represents the programmer / handler / abuser. The white on the outside represents the rest of the system. The gradient represents how failed the program could be. The weak link icon in the alternate flag represents the alter being a weak link in the programming or being called one.

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Nonrecovered ITBC Survivor : A survivor of ITBC who isn't currently recovered but is working toward it

Flag Meaning: The cracks show the trauma responses due to the ITBC, this especially refers to alters and dissociative barriers. The shades of purple and pink show the losses that result from the torture, and the conditioning itself. The light grey represents the memory loss and amnesia that the brain uses to cope, a lack of knowledge and a lack of self. The center stripe represents not being recovered from the trauma.

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ITBC survivor (intentional torture based conditioning)

An umbrella flag for all survivors of ITBC.

Flag Meaning: The cracks show the trauma responses due to the ITBC, this especially refers to alters. The shades of purple show the losses that result from the torture, and the conditioning itself. The light grey represents the memory loss and amnesia that the brain uses to cope, a lack of knowledge and a lack of self.