water baby

[zer0ghostz]

idk waht to write for this one,

[zippyzstuff]

[facesofone]

This is a repost of one of my earliest comics, back when I didn't do 4 panel format, back when Atom spoke in cursive, and back when I was using a mouse and didn't know exactly how to draw my selves. It's interesting to see how much my style has changed, yet how many of the core elements remained the same. 

[ID]

Panel 1: Kyra and Jak (and their conversation takes up the majority of the page as they are the largest things on there. Thusly Atom and the person he is talking to is smaller in the center. The person asks "How do you feel about ____?" The conversation between Jak and Kyra goes as follows:

Jak: Look it's just easier to let me handle---

Kyra: Are you serious?! This is important to---

J: Blah...I don't care enough to get into this.

K: Well I do! Things like this matter, you can't not have an opi---

J: ---nion? Oh I HAVE one, it just does not align with yours.

K: You can't even try?

J: Look, getting into this will contradict us.

K: Oh my god. Fine. Go ahead and spout your shitty opinion.

J: Shitty?!

K: Yes

J: Get off that high horse.

K: OMG How dare you! Whatever, do what you will. I give up.

J: Sorry I don't want to ague.

K: It's fine. IDC.

J: I Just want to chill okay?

Atom has been trying to butt in, saying "Umm...guys? We need to respond...SOON." Eventually he gives up and says to the person, "Ahem please excuse me." And in then in Jak and Kyra's voices says "I need to go."

[END ID]

(PS: Sorry for slacking on the content ID the past few comics, I'll try to be better about that)

[facesofone]

We've gone by many names over the course of our life, never paying too much mind that most people didn't feel like they were someone else. This can be hard when people of different times and places meet and there is a discrepancy for what our name is supposed to be. It's awkward but often telling someone it's a "nickname" will settle any weirdness. 

[ID]

Panel 1: Atom is shaking hands with a person while another person stands behind him and watches. Atom says "Hi, I'm Atom." to which the person shaking his hand responds "Hi Adam, pleased to meet you." Atom corrects him by saying "With a 'T', A-t-o-m." and the person says "Oh that's an interesting name."

Panel 2: The person behind Atom says "No it's not...you told me your name was 'Jak'..." Atom nervously looks back and forth between them and the person who Atom just met looks confused.

Panel 3: Atom rubs the back of his head, the person behind him crosses their arms, and the person he just met takes a step back. Atom says "Uh...haha...yeah, my nickname...people call me that..." and the person he met says "That's a weird nickname. How do you get Jack from Atom?"

Panel 4: Jak is now out front and shaking the first person's hand again, saying "Yeah I don't know why I said ATOM nobody actually calls me that. It's Jak, no 'C'" and the person shakes back saying "Uh huh...okay..."

[END ID]

[expressions-of-nature]

Moon over Fort Worden Lighthouse, WA by Sveta Imnadze

[8-bitfiction]

[facesofone]

Because each alter is their own person with their own interests, different alters will know more about different topics than the other. We can explain something to someone, even if we (the specific alter fronting) doesn't really know what they're talking about, IF we have the alter who does know telling us what we need to know in order to convey it. It really REALLY sucks when they for whatever reason or another, disappear mid story. They take with them all the details and leave whoever is fronting to have to scramble to either finish the story, or find some kind of segue to something that they actually DO know about. 

Also by reading this comic you are stating that you are not now, nor have ever been Anish Kapoor.

[rabbiddyke]

my whole thing abt realizing that i’m legitimately diagnosed with DID is that that means there more bad shit? that i don’t remember? like, you mean, in addition to all the awful shit i do remember??

[facesofone]

Sometimes we have arguments in our head that move so quickly it's as if the alters aren't even talking at all, but throwing their feelings at each other. Sometimes I don't even know what they are saying but I certainly can feel the conflict. Having arguments going on in your head while trying to do other stuff can be hard and exhausting!

Sorry for not posting on friday, hope this finds you well today.

[water-stars]

went to see a new psychiatrist last week, super optimistic and hopeful about it, andddddd then she told me that she doesn’t believe in mental illness—and *definitely* not in my specific mental illness. healthcare roulette fkn sucks, my friends!!

[autism-adhd-information-blog-de]

…YES

Autism meme

[didandme]

Being a system is saying "maybe I'm not a system" to your therapist and hearing her sigh lol

[vriskasupremecy-deactivated2025]

!tw self fake claiming meme!

[starseers]

Okay okay okay. Switching-

If you switch and it's not some major "oh no something has come over me and is stealing my life" or something hi yes that is most likely non-possessive switching. Yeah, there's a word for the experience. Of course there's different factors but this really needs to be more common information! I really recommend looking up possessive and non-possessive switching if it's something that often makes you question your validity.

We deal with different types of switches a lot, most of the time depending on how well communication is between different alters or just simply who the alter is. Sometimes I will feel present in the moment but not remember anything that happened later, amnesia can be weird, especially as a system!

[alter-quotes]

me: wow I don't remember saying that

someone from deep in the headspace: THAT'S CUZ YOU DIDN'T FUCKING SAY IT

me: *remembers that I'm not the only one in the body* ohhhhhh

being a system is weird lol

we also don't co front a ton so for me (who fronts basically all the time) its easy to forget that just because our body has done something it doesn't mean I did it

[citricsystem-moved]

Fronting for the first time in a while be like

- has my tongue always felt like this in my mouth?

- I thought I used to be able to reach this all the time

- is that a birthmark or a scar? I don’t remember seeing it before

- why does the living room feel off

- have my toes always been that shape??

- why is the counter STICKY

- geez, when’s the last time our teeth were brushed

- how long have these leftovers been in here

- have my hands always been this small?? holy crap

- an organ somewhere is killing me, why has no one brought this up

- thank god someone did the dishes I hate that shit

[citricsystem-moved]

Random list of things for systems to add to a journal:

Especially if y’all struggle with any variation of amnesia

Positive relationships; people who are your friends, will help confused alters/parts, how to contact them, history with them, what they look like, etc.

Negative relationships; people to avoid if they try to reach out, what they did, why it’s bad, who specifically they hurt, etc.

Body information; birthday, school history, height, eye color, things that may need to be known to mask during conversations.

What certain alters/parts need or are trying to work on; ex. “XX is trying to keep their money plant alive,” “make sure ZZ’s cup is clean.” Elaborate on it and why it’s important to them.

Daily/Weekly/Monthly chores; pretty self explanatory. For monthly chores it’s good to keep a date log/reminder to gauge when it needs done again.

Memories you’d like to share; positive memories are always a treat to read in our journal, but also things like “a new stray cat comes around for food, he’s the gray one. He’s sweet but don’t touch his butt.”