#actually multiple

[the-mechanisms-system]

thinking about that post about how yeah, it's definitely possible and valid to be trans without dysphoria, but also a lot of trans people are underestimating the amount of dysphoria they experience that has faded to mental background noise

and thinking about how this almost certainly applies to systems and dissociation as well. like yeah, it's entirely possible and valid to be a completely non-disordered, non-dissociative system, but I think a lot of plurals are vastly underestimating the amount of dissociation they experience because it's common to them so they don't even notice. I know that's definitely how it went for us

[if not already clear, this post is inclusive of all origins]

[ancientpersacom]

If the future isn’t plural, real people suffer more than they already have.

[genderqueerdykes]

endogenic systems are still people- i don't care if you disagree on whether or not that plurality exist without trauma, they're literally still people. you don't have any excuse or reason to treat another person/s like shit or dehumanize them because you disagree with them. non-dissociative plurals are still people and you should treat them with respect.

[dotdot-nine]

Make weird plural headcanons. Make “impossible” plural headcanons. Headcanon characters as plural with “no evidence”. Make confusing plural headcanons. Make contradictory plural headcanons. Make cringe plural headcanons.

Fuck holy gospel “canon”. Make plural headcanons.

[plurality-culture-is]

system culture is not being quite sure who is behind you in the innerworld, but at least they provide funny commentary?

[altered-records-system]

Getting instantly shoved out of front all because I accidently stumbled upon a headmate's front trigger - 🐜 Ant [They/It/Ant]

[the-northstar-collective]

It's so funny to me that anti-endos are saying endos are "taking their resources".

No. endogenic systems are using the resources because they are systems. like you.

There's no way anybody could "steal" shit like the stuff you make up. get over it.

[evergreensys]

headmate named frank about to come out as plural to his friend: i have to be Frank with you ,

[system-comforts]

I guess this counts as a question? I don’t know really? Do you know what happened to that blog where they would be like “You’re plural boy”? I can’t remember what their blog is called and I’d like to follow them.

Hey there. I'm not sure if I'm familiar with a blog like that, but maybe a follower knows? I'll post this and see.

-mod pluto

[plural-affirmations]

Here's to introjects who are vastly different people compared to what they're based on!

Contrary to what some might believe, being an introject does not equate to being a carbon copy of the person that was introjected. For example, a fictive of a villain certainly doesn't make them an inherently bad, unkind, or problematic person. So, here's to the ones who are drastically different from their source!

Shoutout to:

Antagonist fictives who have roles such as caretakers/protectors/syskids/etc.

Protagonist fictives who are persecutors/prosecutors/avengers/etc.

Those who are kinder, more polite, or more thoughtful than their source

The ones who are angrier, more traumatized, or more aloof than their source

Introjects who look like a completely different person in the innerworld

Factives of figures that have done bad things who actively try to do good in the present

Introjects of objects who identify as fully or partly something else

Introjects of animals who don't act animalistic

And anyone else I missed!

You deserve to be treated with respect, kindness, and like you're your own person (because you are!). You may identify with your source, and that's totally ok! But, it's also ok to be as different from it as you are now. You have the ability to do absolutely whatever you want to!

Please remember how special you are! /pos

🖤💜💙💚💛

[sysmedsaresexist]

Wait until you all learn about Dr Jamie Marich

I'm shocked they haven't been brought up yet by pro endos

Anti endos are going to lose their minds in the worst way

[wanderh3art]

i am too communist for syscourse bullshit.

even if the coexistence of multiple beings in one body ONLY exists as a biological reaction to chronic stress—a colonial imperialist viewpoint—it is counterproductive to gatekeep plurality on that basis

humans bodies are specialized for community and play. human bodies are NOT specialized to do labor for multiple hours every day. human bodies are NOT specialized to live under the "work or die" paradigm.

there is not a being alive on this planet not feeling some of the environmental stress of living in a world undergoing a manmade mass extinction event

and the vast majority of people i know are struggling to make ends meet. pressure is building, it's been building for awhile.

depression is rampant, and still undercounted. given how many people actively lie to therapists i think it's no joke fair to say the vast majority of people in my country, especially same age peers, are dealing with a chronic anxiety disorder and/or mood disorder

and we've all been going through it since we were young, right? how many of us had friends who were and are fully okay? chronic stress, anxiety, and/or depression since childhood are literally traumatizing.

in the united states, children have no rights. the american education system is traumatizing by design. it teaches youth how to be deprived of rights.

"but multiplicity is an extremely rare phenomenon"

Nope, it isn't. It simply isn't. Even by official metrics (which are always undercounts when it comes to stigmatized diagnoses), DID diagnoses are more common than red hair.

Psychistry lied. Psychiatry stigmatized plurality as a part of its colonial agenda to police ideas of self, body, and spirituality that don't fit into the western imperial dogma of One Self One Reason One God But Don't Think About That Last One Too Hard.

so listen. i don't actually give a fuck about scientific research into the "etiology" of my existence as a being, i find that offensive and adjacent to eugenics in mindset.

why am i here? well you see i'm an ex-imaginary shadow siren. i came here through the television while my then 5yo host was playing the thousand year door, i used to be an imaginary friend made out of shadows, i can operate in shared reality and also hold these beliefs about my self concept, it's not impossible.

HOWEVER.

even IF i thought there was a legitimate line of inquiry to be made into the "etiology" of multiple beings existing in one body

where is the untraumatized control group?

first off, you cannot accurately control for trauma or for particular types of trauma in this world. you just can't.

even if you could somehow only survey very honest people, i have had more than one clinician literally ignore me about not having had certain kinds of trauma and tell me that i must have experienced that trauma bc i'm multiple. so how the fuck can we trust these people's data on what causes multiplicity and plurality?

second off, everyone is traumatized. psychiatry and pop psychiatry lied about there being a meaningful divide between weak victims and resilient survivors too. - Vivian 🔥

[dotdot-nine]

CWs: racial slur / derogatory term, talk of racism, heavy talk of religion and spirituality, anti-endo ideology.

to be honest I think there is no possible way to be anti-endo and anti-racist, because fun fact denying spiritual belief and equating it with “delusional” is rooted in racism, and fun fact spiritual plurals are very much plural if they want to consider themselves such.

I am Buddhist, and a very spiritual creature in general. My plurality, I attribute mostly to trauma- but not wholly. In my full belief, I think my being started as plural, and this inherently rooted in my spiritual belief. I also experience soulbonds and walk-ins— once again, tied to my spiritual belief.

I am also Indian (well- mixed mutt with several ties). I feel like my race and my spirituality are intertwined with each other on a deeply personal level, and to discredit my spirituality also feels to discredit deep cultural beliefs and even my racial identity as a whole.

When anti-endogenics say spiritual plurality is impossible “because science”— they are parroting the same racism ive heard for years about numerous topics. Why is it still so acceptable? It’s racist.

I see people say that science is just stone cold fact- but no science can accurately prove or disprove any spirituality, really. Not to mention, most antis are parroting western scientists, from western cultures, working in the western psych field, accredited by western institutions and universities… and I’m sure I don’t need to remind you what the west is know for, historically. (Hint; it starts with race and ends with -ism.)

To all plurals out there with spiritual beliefs related to their plurality, spiritual practices related to it, or plurals who just feel as if their plurality is influenced by their spirituality in any way— i see you. you’re valid, and you’re welcome, and you always should be. and this goes for white spiritual plurals too, btw— race was just a big motivator for me personally when making this post. all spiritual plurals have a place in the community.

[ not syscourse. do not tag as syscourse. do not derail. do not debate. I am not a discourse blog. ]

[plurality-culture-is]

Plural culture is having a few trans (and cis) women and several trans (and cis) men in the same body combined with some nonbinary folk, resulting in your gender being something along the lines of ????????

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[altered-records-system]

Me: *Having conversations with the "imaginary" voices* Me: This probably isn't normal...... Eh, it's probably nothing

-🐜 Ant

[the-northstar-collective]

lowk why is it kinda therapeutic to draw yourself bleeding out in a sourcely fashion