Traumagenic System Questions
Questions made by @pluralphobic
Answered by Echo
How many alters do you know of in your system? 14 (17 including “handholders”)
Any fictives? If so, who are they and what is their source? Nightingale, Orpheus, (Susan), and (Emily) are fictives from a story Leo has been writing. Azzy and Gaster are from Undertale. Rose, while having existed in the system longer than Steven Universe has been out, has adopted the 'face' of Rose Quartz from the show.
Who fronts the most on average? At the moment, would say Molly
Who knows about your system? My good friends, my family, my therapist, y'all. Pretty open about it
Do you keep a log/journal about your experiences? We have a sketchbook that we would like to work more on, but it's in storage it got put in there during the move. Doesn't detail experiences so much as just it's information and stuff about us.
How far have you gotten with doctors and helping to work with your system? Have a good therapist but not seeing her right now cuz she moved to private practice, trying to get insurance sorted out so I can see her again.
Pick an alter. What are the things that can tell them apart from everyone else? Like actions, handwriting, speech etc. Bambi has a stutter, in writing and in speech. Sometimes when talking gets to hard she types in emojis. She also is eager to show off times she's performed, videos, song covers, etc.
Do your alters feel comfortable in your body? What about the voice the body has? Nicholas feels uncomfortable fronting longer than he has to, with the body being very feminine in shape and the voice being rather high pitched. The other boys are usually pretty okay with the body, but sometimes feel uncomfortable with it.
What is something you and all of your alters have in common? We all love music
If you have fictives, how different are they to their original source? If you don’t have fictives, how different do your alters act when fronting? I'm not sure how to answer this question? Because Gaster doesn't have a lot of info to go off of in terms of original source, and Azzy doesn't like remembering his own memories. And as for the headmates from the Manor, Nightingale is the one in charge of the Manor itself, where as in the main canon it is owned by Orpheus.
In what places do your alters have to act like the host? Dealing with extended family, going to important places (doctor, meetings, etc), not a lot of places we have to pretend but sometimes we do by default to avoid having to give a lecture on what DID is to complete strangers everytime we leave the house
When did you discover you had DID/OSDD? The first headmate Leo was aware of was Aiko, who was a Protector who would switch out when things got really bad. Aiko was most active in Leo's teens, and then retired as a fronting headmate in Leo's late teens. She is now a handholder and doesn't have a set place she resides in terms of headspace.
Did other people see some implications towards you having DID/OSDD before you noticed? (Like acting “strange”, not noticing time change, talking to yourself etc.) Sometimes? But more in a retrospect sense. Like telling them about the headmates and them going “Oh yeah, I remember a time such and such bla bla bla”
