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actually you know what . appreciation post bc as a traumagenic system who splits involuntarily, frequently, and with a lot of less developed alters, i look up tulpamancy and willogenic practices and it helps US !!! it helps those nondeveloped headmates to feel more like people!!! so!!!!! thank you for that!!!

NO SYSCOURSE ON THIS POST ILL KILLLL YOUUUU

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A thoughtform flag, since we couldn't find one with a broad enough range!

Thoughtforms are non-tangible beings that're created from the mental energy of another being, in one way or another. This is a very broad category that can include created system members, to dæmons, to some collective deities, and more.

Blue: represents thoughtforms that come from outside of the system/mind, spiritual/metaphysical thoughtforms, and collective thoughtforms.

Orange: represents thoughtforms created within the system/mind, psychological thoughtforms, and individual thoughtforms.

White: represents the crossover between these categories and types of thoughtforms outside of such dichotomies.

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bunny boy who is a clown and you press on his boobs and it makes a "honk" noise

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Chelsea DesAutels, from “Hot Blood,” in A Dangerous Place

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💜💤 cant wait 2 fiiiinally get in2 omori man i jst know that shits gonna hit me like a truck once we watch a full playthrough. ive already watched a really good discussion on the dissociative amnesia aspects the game touches on and gosh. geez. makes me wish we cld personally play it rather thn only watching playthroughs but alas...money is a thing

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Literally just a gifset of Anxiety smiling and being happy, because I love her and she deserves to be happy

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An Introduction to Headmate Foundations

I believe the base foundations of all headmates can be broken down into three categories. When I talk about the foundation, I'm talking about their memories and personality. Not an origin. Every Foundation has both endogenic and traumagenic variations. And some headmates, such as fusions, have multiple Foundations.

Type 1. Seeds

These are blank slates. They start with a new sense of identity, and grow a personality based entirely on lived experience. Some may have a few base traits, but will have no autobiographical memories to draw from before their creation.

Type 2. Splinters

A splinter is a headmate that is separated from an existing agent. It can be a critical inner voice or an embodiment of an emotion. These are parts of that existing agent that have existed all along and will have lived autobiographical memories predating their "creation."

Type 3. Sims

These are headmates that form based on our brain's ability to simulate the actions of others. These are introjects, fictives, factives, etc. This works because we use the same cognitive processes to simulate the emotions of others that we do for ourselves. These headmates have false autobiographical memories as their foundation.

Creation Methods

If you want to create a headmate, it's important to first figure out your foundation type, but the most common method for all is repeated interaction and discernment.

Discernment is identifying when a voice in your head belongs to a specific agent. For Seed tulpas, you want to talk to them often and listen for a response that doesn't seem like it's coming from your own inner voice or feelings. Most tulpamancy guides focus on this.

For Splinters, separate an aspect of yourself, give it a name, and try to talk to it. Identify when the voice in your head is you and when it's the Splinter. You might want to research IFS therapy and use it as a basis.

For a Sim foundation, start with a character that you can simulate well and try to mentally interact with it repeatedly. It's okay if you need to input some responses for the Sim. It will become more autonomous with time. I find that these are the easiest to create and the most likely to form by accident.

In all cases, encourage introspection by asking personal questions, and reinforce lived autobiographical memories by reminiscing about shared past experiences.

And remember that lived experiences are what shapes your headmates more than anything. The foundation is just that. Sims can outgrow their sources, and Splinters can grow into fully realized, multidimensional people. A Seed can even become so attached to a character that they become like an introject.

A foundation gives you a start, but it doesn't define you.

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i loooooove giving my ocs perpetrator trauma. you hurt people, used and abused and destroyed them, and you will never wash out that stain. you will grow resentful of forgiveness because you refuse to forgive yourself. they don't know what you did like you do. you wear that knowledge like armor, like a sick badge of shameful pride. you can't cut off the hand that struck out and throw it away. you can't pull out your teeth and become something kinder, something more vulnerable.

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Is there a meaningful difference between Tulpas and Daemons?

It seems to me like the only real difference is "A Tulpa is a person, and a Daemon is an animal companion" but is there more to it?

Sort of. Not a huge difference, but Daemon's are conceptualized as being parts of you while tulpas are usually seen as completely new and separate from the very beginning.

If you check out my Headmate Foundations post...

Tulpas are typically either seeds, grown from little or no base. Or they're Sims that may start by being parroted and controlled but later gain full autonomy. I believe most Daemons would probably be classified as splinters under this theory.

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♡"Just calm down."♡

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💜💤 my dearest fondest hc for inside out 2 is that riley will end up coming out as trans later in life bcz like. whyyy would she* have emotions that are either fairly neutral in gender presentation like anxiety & ennui, or otherwise male-presenting emotions like anger, fear, embarassment.... the girl to non girl ratio in this brain is giving transgender vibez not gonna lie chat PLUS every other time we see into the headspace of other ppl in the movies we can see that their primary emotions all have the same gender as their host, eg. with riley's mom & dad & two best friends having their anger and fear be the same gender as how they present themselves respectively......really makes u :thonk: huh

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woooo we just finally watched inside out 2 that was sooo good ... so many thoughts about plurality and gender on this one huh.... think think think

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introduction:

hello...! we're the somniative sect, a pluralpunk chimeric traumaendo + creagenic system. we're 23 irl, and diagnosed schizoaffective. we have dissociative symptoms that we're discussing currently with a therapist and psych soon in case they're diagnosable since they do cause us struggles, but overall we believe that plurality can be a wonderful experiece of internal teamwork and partnership, and we accept systems of all types + dislike harassment.

our main poster is reva (they/it), a facet of sammie (she/he) who is a frontstuck median with a few other facets who we'll be doing intros for too.

here we'll generally be posting about ourselves in a journal-y manner, posting about system and alterhuman stuff, and maybe some fandom content thrown in.

content warnings + discourse opinions:

we dont tend to tag for triggers so be warned that there is a blanket content warning on this blog for possible discussion of irl trauma of multiple types (incl. sexual assault/rape, of which we r a survivor of multiple instances), irl homelessness (also a survivor of this), hard drug recovery (we r sober now) as well as potential discussion of hard kinks like consensual nonconsent. due to the amount of subjects such as these, as well as general personal preferences, we prefer that minors do not engage with us.

we believe that as long as you're not actively trying to &/or actually causing harm to ppl then you're fine to do as you please. we are profiction/proship, pro-endo, anti-harassment, anti-terf, anti-sysmed, and pro-para + anti-contact for harmful paras.

it is your choice whether you follow us or not, so if we dont want you interacting with us we will simply block you. thanks for understanding..!!

read more about us below:

members of the somniative sect:

[ median subsystem ] sammie 🐶🔎 (she/he): I've got a wonderful irl partner system named Maxine (he/she) and I love him with my whooole heart. Other than that, I mostly spend my time studying psychology, the occult, and religion. I'm an energy worker, and agnostic-ish.

[ facet ] reva 💜💤 (they/it): hiii...im pretty fun i think. i like to listen 2 lofi, read a lot, nd i'm always very sleepy eheh

[ facet ] honey 🌞🍯 (she/they): hello. i'm the one who tend to push us towards healing and growing here, tending towards introspective hobbies such as journaling and engaging in productive dialogues within our system or with our partner. i always try to be compassionate and a good listener.

[ facet ] gears ⚙️⛓️ (they/she): gatekeeper mechanism who decides who gets to front or if any new system members can be formed. slowwwwly learning how to relax about that, heh.

[ headmate ] nephrys 🦄💙 (she/her): hehehehe i fINALLY have a place to post nowww. i'm nephrys!!! i'm like if a unicorn was a loli :] i like nature and cuddling!!!

[ fictive ] dirk 🧡⚔️ (he/him): Welp. Giving this a shot. I don't usually like announcing when I'm fronting. I do a lot in the background of the system here, such as holding negative/childhood emotions, being the voice of reason, and helping everyone else express themselves in a way that is most suitable to them.

[ tulpa ] murphy 💗📞 (she/they): hi.........i like reading problematic stuff, i'm a lil shy about it though eheh. i'm slowly learning my way around life, but i'm pretty optimistic !

[ fictive ] techie 🐷🗡️ (he/they)

our main blog is @quoiperson and follows/likes will come from there!!

fandoms that we like:

homestuck (incl. hs^2, pesterquest & hiveswap friendsim)

hazbin hotel & helluva boss

inside out & inside out 2

ib

the magnus archives

dsmp

the ghost & molly mcgee

gravity falls

murdered: soul suspect

ace attorney

omori

sam & max: freelance police

steven universe & future

undertale

we know the devil