Now that A Clone of Myself: Loopzine is up, here's info on my Loop, Lighthouse! (it/they)
It's a comicfrin loop- so basically, what if comicfrin went the way of SA:APfrin? My submission for the zine is a fic describing how exactly that came about- read it here! But please mind the warnings- it's heavy!
transcript of the image text below the cut
Image 1:
"Lighthouse"- written in cursive at the top
"semi-aware"- next to a picture of their face with one eye visible
"more aware- any more face than this means we're in the panic attack zone"- next to a picture of it's face with both eyes visible
"top of veil waves like water"- next to a full-body picture of lighthouse, referencing the mystical "veil" that covers them at all times
"dissociating 24/7"- next to a doodle of them sitting down
"the veil is a part of it's form, but here's what it'd look like without it for art-related clarity"- next to a picture of Lighthouse without the veil
"Only one arm? yea"- next to the same picture of it without the veil
Image 2:
"Due to being in a longer loop, Lighthouse became used to, and then numb to, touch"- next to a picture of someone with an arm slung around it
"Touching it's hand star, chest star, or the stuff connecting them does get a reaction however"- next to a picture of that same figure, now pulling on the "strings" that connect it's chest to its hand
"Form is based on focus. It can manifest a second hand if it tries hard enough"- next to a picture of a poorly formed left hand
"Ghost of Christmas future vibes- ominous, silent, pointing towards impending doom. Basically became the universe's living ill omen"- next to a picture of lighthouse, arm outstretched as its starry hand glows
"It likes being underwater. Lets it feel something."- beneath an image of Lighthouse laying down at the bottom of a body of water
"Anything under the veil gets some snazzy lighting" with an arrow pointing to a hand reaching under the veil. the topside of the hand is covered in the same starry sky as the veil, while the underside is normal
I can understand that for many people with DID and OSDD, the existence of endogenic systems can be triggering. I understand that from their perspective, there’s not an appreciable difference between endogenic systems and people self-dx DID and OSDD because they think it’s cool. I have my own opinions on whether or not that second group is anywhere near as prevalent as some might suggest, but I’m willing to accept that that is the immediate association some people have. I understand that it can feel like your trauma is being trivialized by the existence of endogenic systems, and while I sort of want to say that you should probably figure out a way to reconcile the two, I feel more strongly that saying that would be unnecessary dismissive and divisive. So I think that it’s reasonable, overall, for people with DID/OSDD to want to create spaces which do not include endogenic systems, and for them to want to block out any mention of endogenic systems from their presence on social media. I think that it crosses a line to insist that endogenic systems are the ones responsible for undertaking these efforts, and I think it really crosses many lines to try and harass endogenic systems in the spaces that they create for themselves.
Please use the block button. Please create Discord servers and forums and meet ups for the group you want to be around. Just please stop harassing us for existing in a different way from you- it really fucking sucks.
Anyways we’ve made some good progress on the whole “are we plural or not” thing! ‘S a bit complicated but the answer is firmly “yes, kind of”. Currently we’re using the description “plural but not necessarily a system”, because we’re sure as fuck more than one person but not 100% sure we’re multiple people at once. Sometimes it’s like there’s multiple people at the same time, but most of the time it’s just one person. If the others still exist during that time they’re far enough out of focus as to be completely unnoticeable.