#polyfragmentation

[chompy-jester]

If you have (or suspect) a CDD, please don't go out of your way on your own to try to unmask (DID masks itself so to unmask is to deconstruct barriers), discover alters, figure out who does what, map the system, or try to connect with others for the sole purpose of discovering more about yourself. I know there is a lot of content out there that says "journal all your alters and interactions and inner world and see who you meet!" but that advice can outright kill people, that is not something you do early on and especially not without a specialist to guide you through it.

When you break the dams you get trauma flooding. Content creators are often irresponsible in not disclaiming that, but it's especially true for cases with more severe dissociation. Let them exist, let them do their jobs, you don't have to ignore them if they talk to you, but holy fuck stop telling people it's okay to just try to figure that all out

[prismaticparts]

[the-starry-city]

I hate how much misinformation there is on polyfragmentation

It's SO much more than just a high headcount

Not every polyfrag system even has a high headcount

Y'all need to do more research before slapping the polyfrag label onto systems for having high headcounts

[ridingthewavesinspace]

When I go to a DID specialist and they actually believe in DID and believe my experience without me having to fight for my experience to be believed

[kenospleroma]

You know something traumatized you when you find yourself saying “it wasn’t that bad” and doing loops in your head questioning if it happened at all

And you get replies back saying “Um, yes it was/did bro, I was there”

[digital-pawprints]

We aren't polyfragmented, but we know systems that are, and ended up making this sticker for one polyfrag system in particular a while back. It didn't even occur to us to post it here until someone on Discord asked about the full size version!

Feel free to use this in your own small servers or whatever, as long as you don't try to take credit for it.

[tales-from-systok]

I once saw a video that claim that all the polyfrag systems in the app or in internet in general are fakers, but not because they thought that polyfragmentation wasn't real, no... It was because of the ineternet

This person was claiming "REAL polyfragmented systems are too busy trying to survive to be on internet, a real polyfrag system won't have time to be on internet, they're too busy surviving, so stop faking being polyfragmented because you're not, if you're on internet that means you're not that traumatized and aren't surviving the same thing as a REAL polyfrag system"

DUDE WTF WAS THAT CLAIM 💀??

HELP WHAT THE ABLEISM IS WILD WITH THAT ONE

[multiplicity-positivity]

Here’s some positivity for HC-DID systems!

Highly complex DID, or programmed DID, is a colloquially coined label for systems who have faced programming in some way as an aspect of their trauma history. This form of DID can occur as a result of ritual abuse, organized abuse, and/or mind control, and can leave systems with purposefully formed alters, polyfragmentation, complex internal structures and splitting patterns, and more. HC-DID systems are important members of our community, and deserve to be shown kindness and positivity and treated with respect! Here’s to all the HC-DID systems out there!

🌱 Shoutout to those who are questioning if their system is complex or highly complex in some way!

🌺 Shoutout to HC-DID systems who cannot remember any of their trauma or effectively manage triggers!

🌿 Shoutout to systems with programmed alters who are working to understand how being programmed has impacted their life!

🌼 Shoutout to HC-DID systems who are unable or unwilling to learn about programming at all!

🪴 Shoutout to HC-DID systems who learned about their highly complex nature through therapy or some other form of recovery!

💐 Shoutout to HC-DID systems whose alters have highly specific or specialized roles!

☘️ Shoutout to HC-DID systems with clusters, side systems, or subsystems that are difficult for them to interact with or understand!

🌹 Shoutout to polyfragmented HC-DID systems with a very high alter or fragment count!

🍃 Shoutout to HC-DID systems who have no fully formed or developed headmates, with all alters or parts having a predefined program, role, or purpose!

🌷 Shoutout to those in HC-DID systems who are afraid of their own systems or who are scared of interacting with certain parts, alters, or memories!

🌾 Shoutout to those who wish it was easier to talk about and try to understand their own experiences as HC-DID systems in plural spaces!

To any HC-DID system who sees this, we want to let you know that we see you, we care about you, and we want to support and uplift you however we can! Your voice matters, your system matters, and we are so very proud of all that you have accomplished. Know that just by taking it day by day and trying to live your best life, you have achieved so much, and you deserve recognition and celebration!

We genuinely hope that you can find peace, rest, comfort, recovery, and self-acceptance in your future. Know that no matter how much or little you know about your system, you are real, your trauma was real, and you are deserving of respect, kindness, and understanding today and every day! We are wishing the very best for you and your system, and are rooting for you in all that you do. Thank you so much for reading, and have a wonderful day!