#polymind community

[the-indigo-syndicate]

"Women mature faster than men" is just another slogan meant to reinforce abuse towards women/those perceived as women, and to have men avoid taking accountability for their actions.

It's literally just "boys will be boys", yet women tend to perpetuate this one the most as if its some sort of superiority

[pyro-thoughts]

this is a genuine question… why are people hating on polyminds? I’ve only recently learned about them but it just seems like IFS without it being applied in therapy - and I see some intending to use their system (the medical term) in therapy when possible.

So far I haven’t seen any polyminds claiming to be plural, but moreso a collective of selfstates or subpersonalities that have been given roles to better understand the self. Not like… larping being a system.

This is a genuine question so please don’t be an ass if you reply 😭 both anti and pro (and neutral) opinions are very welcome as, again, this is a genuine question and I’m curious to see what other people think. Like I said, this is new to me, so I’m just seeking more clarity on the situation.

Thank you in advance !!!

[the-daisy-chain]

anger is a valid emotion. it orients my sense of justice and how i want to be treated. i can express anger in healthy ways. i am allowed to feel angry sometimes [white knuckle gripping the sink]

[dogpack-polymind]

i frequently hear from anti-polyminds (and similarly anti-IFS) something along the lines of “it’s harmful to identify your subpersonalities without a therapist in front of you”. but there is no evidence of this; this is a rumour that anti-polyminds made up and continue to spread simply to bash on polyminds and IFS.

in fact, Dr. Richard Schwartz, the creator of IFS, has said himself that IFS is “something you can do on a daily, moment-to-moment basis—at any time, by yourself or with others”. IFS is fine to practice without a therapist, and not everyone has the means to get therapy in the first place.

[enbuggsblurr]

“Polyminds are just systems in denial!!” Even if you are right, and that polymind you’re talking to IS actually a system in denial, SHUT THE FUCK UP.

It is not your business to force someone into accepting their disorder when they’re not ready, ESPECIALLY if they’re a minor. The reason why a lot of systems go through a denial stage is because you’re not supposed to know you’re a system at all, the whole point of the disorder is that it naturally hides itself from you. And for minors, their brain is likely trying to hide its disorder so much bc chances are that person is still actively in danger.

If someone is in denial, LEAVE THEM ALONE. You wouldn’t reality check someone who’s clearly in delusion, what makes you think it’s ok to force reality onto someone in denial? You’re not helping, you’re just gonna make them not wanna accept it even more and hurt them in the process.

If you think someone you see who displays system traits but uses another label like polymind, sysplex, or even endo, might actually have a CDD, keep it to yourself.

It is not your place to diagnose random strangers on the internet.

[gonyadaldysgenesis]

i know this isn't my usual content, but I wanted to let people know that I created a discord server centered around people with "unconventional experiences towards their amount of selves"! its described as:

"we are a server with a focus towards people who have unconventional experiences towards their number of selves! instead of 1 or 2+, think of 1.5, 0.5+0.5, 1+1, etc!

the server was created on the basis of feeling typical plural, multiple, or system spaces did not always encompass how complicated someone's sense of self can be. however, anyone who feels their self is more than one, their self is divided, or their body is inhabited by more than one are welcome!"

it is 18+ and intentionally as screenreader friendly as possible!

the server is currently very small right now and looking to improve anything people have any issues with!

Check out the 1 ÷ 0 = undefined community on Discord - hang out with 31 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

[sicklysoldier]

y’all (anti-endos) know polyminds arent inherently endogenic, right?

also even if a specific polymind is that’s none if your business.

“oooohhhh but they dont experience systemhood in MY way!!” ok. anyways give high fives to your local polymind guys