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It’s a meme in our system now. Inside joke.

Also: colored picture of Simon📖! He looks a lot healthier than Sick!Simon, mostly because he is. Blue makes sure he takes care of himself, and he writes a lot for his own enjoyment, not because a therapist told him to.

We’ve been discussing possibly posting some of his writing. He’s debating about it.

How Simon Henriksson of him ;p

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Me gots a question.

for me, being plural feels like so much more than “sharing a body.” its sharing a life.

this isn’t a hot take or anything, it’s just my own personal experience. we live in the same room, we strive towards the same goals, we maintain the same relationships, we look after each other so our lives, collectively and individually, are as happy as can be.

saying we merely share a body feels like if you lived with a partner (or similar close relationship) and referred to it as only “living together,” rather than having a long-term life that you share together. it almost feels like downplaying the impact of our system in the external world.

that’s entirely how i feel though, im speaking as a small system w/ managed/treated DID without one particular “host.” i don’t think feeling different is wrong or anything. in fact, im interested to hear why other systems favour the words “sharing a body” over “sharing a life!” i love hearing other people’s experiences, different and similar to mine.

plurality is such a vast spectrum of experience, disordered or otherwise. the brain is a damn funky little thing, i love it

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me: glad we havent split in a while!

glitch (gatekeeper): oh no we definitely have lmfao

me: I? WHEN?? i barely ever leave front when did this happen

glitch: good fucking question

me: WHAT DO YOU MEAN GOOD FUCKING QUESTION????

May this post serve as a reminder:

Don’t trauma dump on the internet. No matter how upset you are. Write it in a journal first, calm down, and then reread it later. If you still want to share it, share it.

Don’t be like Ghost and post a bunch of stuff on the internet, reread it, and then immediately delete the message as you realize it’s not something you should share with everyone and their mother.

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You’re not wrong for defending yourself. Be selfish. Take pride in yourself. Live a life you’re proud of, and don’t let anyone else’s negative view of you bring you down. Because this is your life.

It’s your life. If they’re not happy with it, it’s not their problem.

I’m apart of a system that struggles to defend themselves. Protectors sometimes fail to do this because other alters hold them back in fear of being perceived in a negative light.

But you don’t need to worry about that.

Today, I want you to make a list of the things you can and can’t control in your life. The things you have no control over? Don’t worry about them. Now, it’ll hurt when those things don’t go your way. That’s fine. It’s normal, even. But you should put more of your focus on what you can control.

We’re starting a new journal to help our mental health. I’m going to post the exercises we’re doing so that you may join us as we try and improve our mental health and self-confidence.

Stay safe out there, Stars! :)

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