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tunnel-system · 4 years ago

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1) we are a system of unknown origin really! No clue and we aren't exactly looking to lable ourselves.

2) 13 if you count the Ghostboo subsystem as 1 and Portal jhost (tag along of their subsystem) as 1. Otherwise like. Upwards of 20+ because there are many Ghostboo's

3) we just passed our 1 year anniversary this year! So 1 year.

4) we tend to hang out in Minecraft and mcyt spaces interest wise and system space wise we hang out with a lot of other systems.

5) vaguely heard of it through most of my life but not in the best light (looking at you ableism) and for the past few years I've head a lot more about it because of being friends with systems even when we were still a singlet

6) We have one we generally refer to as Headspace! We have a separate room where fronting and meat space control happens but all outside of the room is a large void where one of our headmates has created a large cabin and made a snowy landscape for everyone to stay in. I unfortunately am front stuck (can't leave front) and haven't been out in headspace myself since the systems creation. And I also am blind in headspace due to my aphantasia probably. So I can't really see much either. Everybody else usually have breakfast together and farm and generally upkeep the cabin and hang out.

7) usually we call them headmates or roommates or buddies. We don't really like calling each other alters ect.

9) It definitely helps make life less boring, there's always something happening in the background. For me it also helps a lot with taking care of the meat mech because I can get extra help and hands on deck. And while I'm stuck in front if I'm really upset I can step aside and let someone else handle stressfull situations I can't. I can have a lot more maningfull personal relationships with others now I didn't have before. For some other members of the system we provide an escape from a life that was hell on them or we provide a place for them to experience community and life again. It's nice.

10) this is mostly a me problem but being stuck in front and being unable to fully leave is kinda ass, if nobody is around in front I'm basically alone and have to deal with everything by myself, I worry a lot about the health and happiness of the system and I frequently just wish I could go out in headspace and spend time with them outside of times they come to front to interact with meat space. For others a downside is losing the life they had before or not having access to people they cared about before.

11) honestly we try not to think about it either way because it's just. Odd for us to do so.

12) we experinec co-con when multiple people are fronting (controlling meat mech) at the same time. I'm always sort of fronting in some way but I can sort of step away and back seat drive so while they do all the work in still watching from the background ready to jump back in and help. The only time we fully "switch" is when I'm asleep in headspace and someone is still keeping the meat mech awake. But even then it's still subconscious co-con.

13) we are sort of all one big strange found family! 2 of our headmates are fiance's and another 2 come from the same place where they were close companions and another 2 are biological half siblings. Over all we generally are just a community.

14) Our friends know which went well even if it involved some explaining, down the line it even helped a different friend realize they were plurl. One of our extended family members know and it went okay if a little bumpy.

15) well not a single one of us is actually human really! Maybe 1 ghost in the Ghostboo subsystem but also: he's a ghost now so????. I'm an anthro cave spider that has funky mushroom biology and vex magics. We have a hand full of gods that run around, lots of introjects. Hand full of strange fae and even shape shifters so. Everything but human.

16) Most of us like to consume content that reminds us of our sources or generally do things that remind us of things we normally do. Like Techno loves playing beat saber because he misses sword fighting, Phil loves to read and generally do things around the house. Minecraft is a common thing we enjoy.

17) we have a job, working on driving when we have free time. Spend time on our hobbies and friends when possible. Go to therapy and generally have a frankly normal life. It has its ups and downs and mental health can be a bitch and a half but we have a normal life.

18) Oh this is a good one, we all have slightly different tastes in music but only a few of us make our own Spotify playlists so we all listen to each other's music. Phil has 2 huge playlists one with Kubbi and Minecraft music and one that matches but also has some songs with lyrics In as well. Drista somehow knows pop culture songs I barely remember. Cave has a fondness for the oh hellos and also hello world. Techno can listen to blitz faster version for several hours non stop.

19) I'm the system host! My name is Green. I'm not actually the original because she the system formed we split into 2 parts! Me: I created front and headspace and basically take on the role of system host and handle most of meat space. And Cave, who is a caretaker and the system matriarch hfjrehrhe everybody listens to Seir and sei makes sure everybody is doing okay whenever she is awake. Not awake very often though.

20) yes actually! We all actually sort of have an "emotional support" singlet. Aka this one friend of ours who adopts or is adopted by everybody in the system. Literally when someone new shows up they get told "your my friend now, we're having soft tacos later" it's actually helped most of not all of us settle into system life because having someone instantly be ready to be your friend and want to know about you personally is really comforting. Also 2 of our headmates Tarbbo and Drista are in a polycule with another system. They are both fiance's and are both married to someone from another system and hanging out with that husband's in system partner. They are all so bisexual /pos.

21) well, we used to be very lonely and very traumatized by an event, when we healed enough from that is when we became a system proper. Honestly? We are way way happier now. Even with the downsides of being a system we are remarkably more able to function with the system then we did before. I wouldn't have it any other way now.

24) Be understanding to your local systems, you might just accidentally stumble into having dozens more friends then you thought, or having relationships with others you weren't expecting.

Sysmeds should not get to write the narrative about us on this platform!

Scrolling through the tags, it seems like a great deal of what's said about us on tumblr is either sysmeds trying to make us look bad or all-encompassing plural blogs that just say everyone is valid (which is great! and these blogs should keep doing what they're doing! but it would be nice to have some more frequent endo (and other) representation on here too!)

Either my tumblr algorithm just sucks major balls, or most endos, tulpas, spiritual systems and other non-sysmed-approved systems get scared off of this platform because of how many loud hateful voices there are compared to how few people there are who we can relate to. (like most of the cool-looking accounts i can relate to that i find are dead and so is my blog for the same reason lol).

SO! Let's do a thing. If you are endogenic, parogenic, a tulpamancy system, a spiritual system, a daemien, or any other kind of system that sysmeds try to silence, reblog this post with answers to these questions to tell tumblr what our lived experiences as plurals are REALLY like!

(Feel free to pick and choose which questions you want to answer, or just come up with your own and tag them under #endovoices or substitute endo for whatever kind of system you are! Also, feel free to just reblog with one answer at a time, or to just answer the questions in a standalone post; no need to credit me, I just want more systems sharing their experiences!)

1. What kind of system are you? (Describe this in any way you like. No need to use -genic or popular terms if you don't want to)

2. How many of you are there?

3. How long have you known about your plurality?

4. What kind of spaces/communities do you/did you hang out in? (Both plural-relevant and non-plural-relevant spaces are valid answers, past and present)

5. Had you heard of DID/OSDD/DDNOS before you became plural/discovered your plurality?

6. Do you have a wonderland/innerworld? If so, what do you call it, and what are some things that you and your system members do there?

7. What do you call your system members?

8. If you're plural but don't use the word "system" to describe you&, what word do you use?

9. What are some of the best things about being plural?

10. What are some of the not-so-great things about being plural? (Any answer is valid- nothing is too minor or too major to be an answer to this question.)

11. Do you have a spiritual or psychological view of your plurality?

12. Do you ever experience "switching" or "posession" or any sort of change in who controls the body? If so, what do you call it, how easy/difficult is it, and what is it like? Were you always able to do this, or did you have to learn how over time?

13. How do you and your system mates relate to each other? (Are you friends, family, romantically involved, caretakers, etc.)

14. Have you come out to anybody in real life/in a singlet space about your plurality? How did it go?

15. What kinds of forms and appearances do your system members take on?

16. What are you and your system members interested in?

17. What is your life like in the meatworld?

18. What are your music tastes? Movies? Favorite colors? Animals? List any other favorites as well

19. Does your system have a host/original? If so, what do you call them? Explain what role they play in your system

20. Do any system members have notable relationships outside of the system? Explain them!

21. If you haven't been plural for your entire life/haven't known about your plurality until later in life: what was life like before plurality compared to life now?

22. If you chose to become plural: why? What has changed since then?

23. Is there anything you'd like to say to the plural community at large?

24. Is there anything you'd like to say to any singlets reading this post?

That is all I've got for now, but feel free to add any more you want to share! Please remember to be respectful to all system types if you post, I do not support bashing or invalidating of any system types. I will also reblog with my own answers soon.

(Note: these questions are not in order of priority or importance, I just wrote them down as I came up with them. Feel free to answer out of order and skip or add whatever you want!)

Also this should go without saying but making any rude sysmeddy responses to this will just result in being blocked and totally ignored, so don't even start, there's no point. The block button is right there.

Have fun everyone!

#;m green #tunnel system #system shenanigans

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