dissociativehomestuck

[dissociativehomestuck]

i hope you’re like 15 but i fear you’re probably a full grown adult

do you wish to elaborate? is there something intrinsically wrong with analyzing a story about the harm that familial power structures inflict on children through the lense of dissociative disorders?

[dissociativehomestuck]

It Keeps Happening

dave's fall down the stairs in his fight with bro is an obvious reference to the first sweet bro and hella jeff comic. however i've not often seen people touch base on one key line: "it keeps happening".

at first, this line seems to be referenced only fleetingly, in how dave will continue falling down the stairs indefinitely at the end of the flash until you go to the next page. but i think there's more to it than that.

first of all, it implies that this isn't the first time bro has done this to dave. it's somewhat circular - bro pushes dave down the stairs, dave writes about it in sbahj, bro reads the comic and is motivated to push dave down the stairs once again.

however, i don't think this line is solely literal. it's all part of dave's time powers as allegory for cptsd.

so, what does "it keeps happening" mean? i'm glad you asked.

essentially, this comic is about the seemingly eternal nature of trauma. when you are in the thick of a traumatic situation, it seems as if there is no escape. you live it all over,

and over,

and over,

and over.

during the game, dave uses his powers to live through more time than would be possible linearly - three whole days. his experiences overlap and bleed together. things keep happening, and he is forced to allow them to keep happening, by threat of his life. for dave, time travel is do or die.

this idea of time travel as allegory for coping with trauma is an extension of "it keeps happening". there are multiple sweet bros, all at once, being injured in a way that parallels dave's abuse. he is unable to stop this, to do anything but just take it, while the person he is meant to trust looks on. i warned you about stairs bro!!!!

(as a side note, i don't think it's any coincidence that sweet bro and hella jeff's creation is sparked by terezi talking to dave throughout nonlinear time. terezi is, in fact, a major instigator of and guide for dave's usage of his time powers, which links these ideas further.)

[dissociativehomestuck]

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hello. this is a blog for discussing homestuck through a dissociative lense. i, the blogrunner, have did. as well as that i am very interested in and well-informed about cdds and dissociation in general. more info under the cut.

i will not entertain discussion of any other forms of plurality on this blog. no matter your beliefs on the matter, they are not dissociative in nature, so they are not within my area of interest/expertise.

i have a preference for parts language, but generally i will use whatever terminology gets my idea across clearly. i believe in the theory of structural dissociation and will likely refer to it a lot.

i read a lot of homestuck characters as having did (or complex dissociation in another form), but the primary ones are dave and aradia, as likely indicated by my theme. other characters i often read as dissociative include but are not limited to: dirk, jake, and jade.

i welcome asks on whatever your heart desires. the askbox is open for a reason!

i am an avid defender of homestuck: beyond canon.

content warnings will be tagged as "cw (thing that needs tagging)".

i use he/she pronouns. if you must address me by name, you can call me "aradia".

thank you for visiting my blog 8)