#willogenic help

[pro-endo-monika]

Since you/y'all already offered to, we'd love it if you/y'all gave us more insight on forming headmates and helping them form! Uh, yeah.. we don't have anything more specific to say or request other than that lol XD Also, I hope y'all/you have a great... whatever time zone it is for y'all/you:) We'll be going to bed soon probably. It's already past 3

of course anon!

how to form headmates

this is not gonna have any links to my olf posts as. i cannot find them, sadly, so. you're getting my own unfiltered writing. and now;;;;;

brainmade

with brainmade headmates, you start off like they're ocs in a way. you write down their name, pronouns, personality, likes, dislikes, appearance, etc., or just use a bah/baa (build a headmate/build an alter) blog on tumblr.

introjects

with introjects, it's easier. you already have a base for your new headmate and you can go from there. or, as i said, use a bah/baa blog.

how to form them?

after creating the base for your headmate, help them latch on to an identity. talk to them, involve them in your daily tasks and, if you'd like to, roleplay as them, to help them understand better. when your headmate starts responding in a way you can't control, they're starting to actually form. if they still can't switch in (p.s., switching feels different for everywan. for me it feels more like the headmate is posessing me and i kind of turn into the headmate), try pretending to be them a little more. that should help.

is that it?

not yet. i have to say, forming your first alters may take a while. the first alter may take months to form—our first one, Aziraphale, who you've probably seen me mention before, took us 1 and a half (as far as i remember? may be more may be less) months to form. after that, the time gets shorter and shorter, and months go to weeks, and weeks go to days, and that helps you create them.

helpful things

if you use discord, i recommend using pluralkit && tupperbox (although pluralkit is better for systems) to keep track of your system && show who's fronting to friends or a server. for apps... i don't currently have any good recommendations. simply plural && octocon are shutting down, as well as ampersand being on the edge to shut down as well. i don't have any good recommendations for now sadly. for websites, i believe ourcana (android you can get it on i think? i'm not sure) is great.

have fun forming them :)

[nursekkana]

sato's literally only fear about willoing a headmate is the possibility of said headmate being an anti and telling all of sato's family and friends that she's rq. literally her only fear. is there a way to get over this...

[paintytherealest]

tfw. you think it would be cool to be willogenic (basically making alters in ur head through ur own will) but you dont wanna do all that work 🥹🥹

i used to be a mixed origin sys but it kinda went away due to my meds taking away the need for them (theyre still in there, just kinda hibernating) now though i just kinda have a weird thing where i have kinda like 3 distinct personalities that do often mix with eachother but can also stand alone. theyre kinda modelled off fan, paintbrush, and lightbulb, fan just being a bit weird bc hes kind of a pretentious asshole and carries most of my "less desirable" traits while still retaining some of his source identity. think like if fan and silver spoon had a stupid baby ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹 which makes sense bc i like silver spoon a lot too, and ship him with fan and paintbrush kind of.

theyre not exactly sentient.... i think.....???? i just kind of act like each of them and it switches fairly often. sometimes i just wake up like one of them, like im in their "mindset" in a way and other times if smth happens to me and i change emotionally than one of them can take over. sometimes its rlly intense, i can just be talking or smth as lightbulb and then i get reminded of smth that sets me off and then suddenly fan is here going on a rant 💔 and i have to be like "SORRY just got a bit out of control" and reel him back in 🥲

(btw yes i do 100000% take all accountability for outbursts and stuff!!! i am still at least partially in control i just kinda let go of the reins sometimes yk. or like the switching just makes me lose grip for a second. again this isnt very much of an issue, just kind of an odd quirk imo lol.)

idk whst this is help. it isnt rlly an issue or anything its just interesting and im not sure how to classify this. i dont rlly feel like a system anymore, maybe just plural or smth else but idfk.

[foggity]

I’m looking for resources that could perhaps help me create a median system. I want to create facets/fragments rather than fully distinguished headmates. I am quite new to headmate creation but I do know some of the basics however I found most guides very heavily focus on creating very clearly distinguished headmates and that is just not a person goal of mine. If you have any ideas of blogs who could provide me with resources or have seen a resource similar to what I am attempting it would be much appreciated! If not that’s okay! Anyways I love your blog! Have a good day! <3

Hii! We’re not at all an expert on creating headmates/facets/fragments and don’t really feel comfortable providing advice. TvT. However we do know some other blogs that might be able to assist you — namely @/created-system-hub and @/tulpagenic-help (there are more but those are the only ones I can remember atm, if anyone else can help feel free to tag yourselves!!)

[dont-you-cry]

Does anyone have tips for helping a headmate form... we requested a few new guys from BAHs but oh my gosh. Я не знаю, как это сделать.

[pro-endo-monika]

hey pro endo buds!! get PLURAL BEAMED!!

on the topic of being plural, go check out my honorary mutual's new plural blog, @fangedgamersys !! be nice to them guys heheh

[pro-endo-monika]

Hai, sorry if this comes off as malicious or rude but I have a question!

Are endos valid or not? Because I see a lot of arguments about it, and both sides of it seem good. I'm thinking about creating headmates to help with irl stress but idk, everything I see online scares me, I dont want to be problematic!

Thanks for ur time and again, I'm sorry if this is rude!!!

it's completely valid, dear anon!

our system is willogenic as well. being a system has helped us cope with trauma and current stress, as well as being lonely in general. it is perfectly fine.

we have a google doc on many sources about how endogenic plurality is valid. if you'd like it, here's the link! feel free to start creating :-) if you'd like some help, you can send another ask or shoot as a dm!

[pro-endo-monika]

https://www.tumblr.com/its-pro-endo-now/810983269388763136/hi-there-any-tips-for-forming-a-willo-sys-or?source=share

(idk if this is needed but we know something that might work because we accidentally became a system, by doing it. but just like. if anyone does do this make sure youre actually like ready for if it works because being a system isnt often something that just happens for a week or two. if it is for some people, thats okay and we dont think theres anything wrong with that! we're just saying this as in only do this if you are okay with and can handle the chance that it wont be temporary. we've been plural for around a year now and will probably stay that way. personally we never had any issues getting along but its pretty common that things wont be that way, so be sure you can deal with any issues like that if they happen, basically just be aware of what youre getting yourself into if you actually have the chance to think about it first! also try to find a way to keep track of system members because this helps prevent forgetting members and stuff)

first, write or type out as much information about the headmate you want to create (idk if i phrased that right). appearance, personality, likes, dislikes, labels, whatever you find necessary. theres like templates and stuff for writers to map out the details of the character theyre writing and those can be used for this. additionally, you can use templates meant to keep track of information about headmates for this. also, the most important thing we would say is MAKE SURE YOU NAME THEM. even just a placeholder will do. this makes it way easier for them to actually exist and not just disappear after a little bit but that still might happen

then, maybe draw them or do a picrew of them or make them in a character customizer or something like that as we notice this can help someone stay more stable in how much they exist? like when we dont know what someone looks like its harder for them to have much of a preference.

next, try to get into their mind?? idk if that makes sense the way we became a system was we were making ocs and to better understand and write about them, we did this thing that was kind of like the writing version of method acting, but then we couldnt get back to the way we were before and started feeling like things we owned belonged to someone else and like this wasnt our body and stuff until eventually after a few days, we realized we were plural, which was pretty stressful, mostly because we didnt MEAN for that to happen and because it also happened at school that we realized what happened. we really were not prepared and it and suddenly becoming multiple people was pretty scary, but once we understood what was happening and were able to calm down, we got used to it and it stopped being scary, and we imagine that if someone did that on purpose it would be maybe less scary to them? also to do like the getting into their mind one thing we find works a lot is personality tests and stuff? a lot of them are pseudo scientific junk but for this theyre pretty helpful we find because its not about whatever answer they spit out at you and more that answering the questions as the headmate youre trying to create is a pretty easy was to get into their mind until it feels like instead of talking about someone else, you ARE that someone else and are just talking about yourself, and maybe at that point add more details to what you wrote about yourself previously.

sorry if this was weirdly phrased or made no sense! we just thought it might be useful? sorry if not

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