Just let it be known that I hate the word “headmates”, especially when it comes out of a real systems mouth. They are not “headmates”. They are either false personas/imaginary friends/psychotic figments (depending on how seriously you believe they are real) or they are alters. There is no grey area. Using a word like “headmates” not only sounds really unprofessional and stupid, but it also creates the misguided impression that there is a grey area. Because if you aren’t calling them alters, then there must be some kind of “headmate” beside alters- Which. There’s not. So stop using it, real systems.
As for you fake systems, you can fuck right off and go throw yourself into a river (I’m not saying drown yourself, to be clear. But it’s winter so jumping in a river would be pretty fucking unpleasant) and just not appropriate a serious mental disorder at all. That would be much appreciated, thanks.
TL;DR: If you have DID/OSDD-1 (and therefore actually have alters), please for the love of the Goddess (or God, or whoever you may worship), please do not use the word “headmates” to describe your alters. It makes you sound uncultured, uneducated, and no matter how legit you are, it makes you sound fake.
-Cass | Pantheon & Kae | Prismatic
