This is something we've personally struggled with massively recently, and I know other systems do too, so I wanted to make a quick positivity post to address it.
As the title says, it's okay to split.
It's always been stressful for us when we split, not just from the stress of splitting itself, but also knowing our member count was going up again. Feeling like we were going backwards. Wondering how we were going to deal with the new guy who decided to show up that day.
But I'm here to reassure you (and ourselves, in all honesty), that splitting is okay.
Your brain does what it feels it needs to in order to survive. Whether you only split in severely stressful situations, or split every day due to minor or chronic stressors, it's all for a reason. Even if sometimes it doesn't feel like it.
Member count can be stressful for a variety of reasons. Trust me, I know. I just want to remind you that whether you have three, fifteen, a hundred, or over a thousand alters, your alter count is valid.
Splitting isn't going backwards either. It's what the brain does to survive, and just because you've split doesn't mean that erases everything you've already accomplished.
And whoever splits, I believe in your ability to handle it.
Splitting can be frustrating for a bunch of reasons, some I'm sure aren't listed here. I also understand splitting can be legitimately troublesome for certain systems. I just wanted to talk about some of the struggles we've personally had and heard of others struggling with, and provide some reassurance.
Everything will be okay, new split or not.
