#system knowledge

[dissociative-system-polls]

CDD systems/People with CDDs

Have you done any kind of system mapping* before?

No

Don't remember

Yes, drawn innerworld/headspace locations style maps

Yes, alter role, relationship, and/or subsystem chart style maps

Yes, detailed written descriptions as a form of mapping

Yes, drawn locations and chart style maps

Yes, Yes, drawn locations and detailed written descriptions style maps

Yes, charts and detailed written descriptions style maps

Yes, all of the above

Yes, another way

[Not the demographic of this poll]

Voting ended onJan 24

*system mapping does not only refer to drawing map of innerworlds/headspaces, it also includes mapping alter relationships, roles, and/or subsystems

[dissociative-system-polls]

TW for trauma mentioned!

Did you learn about your system while still in a traumatic environment?

i learned about my system while still in the environment which caused my system

i learned about it while in a different traumatic situation

i learned about it while partially connected to a traumatic environment*

i learned about it as a result of leaving a traumatic situation

i learned about it after leaving the situation but not because of it

unsure/nuance

results

*for example, no longer living with abusers but still being dependent on them

CDD systems/People with CDDs

Did you learn about your system while still in a traumatic environment?

I learned about my system while still in the environment which caused my system

I/we learned about it while in a different traumatic situation

I/we learned about it while partially connected to a traumatic environment*

I/we learned about it as a result of leaving a traumatic situation

I/we learned about it after having been away from the situation for a while

unsure/nuance

[Not the demographic of this poll]/results

Voting ended onJan 23

*for example, no longer living with abusers but still being dependent on them

[dissociative-system-polls]

CDD systems,

When you first discovered your system did you believe that there was a "main" or "most important alter"

Yes and the host at the time thought it was them

Yes, the host at the time did NOT think it was them

Yes, we didn't/don't have a host

No

We actually do have an alter that is the most important in the system

Don't know/remember

[Not the demographic of this poll]

Voting ended onOct 28, 2025