System Shenanigans - Tumblr Posts

idk where to post this so to main it goes

flicking through procreate always ends in finding one or two pieces of art that are just like 'how did this get here, who drew this and are they okay'

vent art warning maybe?? I don't know what people need in terms of warnings but it's a little uncomfortable, so warning 👍

is this about that corridor in headspace again - i dont know who drew it so i cant even go ask and be like 'hey bud wanna talk abt this in therapy'

Random (sometimes rather specific) system shout outs!

You can totally be more than one <3

And hey, some of these can apply to alters individually, but I'll probably do hyper specific alter shout outs eventually lol

Shout out to systems who like animals but can't be around them for some reason

Shout out to late discovered systems

Shout out to systems who form extremely close friendships or want to but don't have anyone

Shout out to bilingual or multilingual systems

Shout out to trans fem systems

Shout out to enby systems

Shout out to trans masc systems

Shout out to systems who experience gender dysphoria but don't know where they fall on the gender spectrum (or if they do at all)

Shout out to systems who don't give a shit about gender

Shout out to cis systems (cis-tems.. heh)

Shout out to LGBTQ+ systems who don't like labels

Shout out to LGBTQ+ systems who love labels

Shout out to straight systems

Shout out to chronically ill systems

Shout out to systems who adore a particularly obscure fandom

Shout out to sapphic systems

Shout out to achillean systems

Shout out to straight aromantic systems

Shout out to aroace systems

Shout out to systems who can't get diagnosed

Shout out to systems diagnosed with PSTD

Shout out to systems with small head counts

Shout out to systems with lots of fragments

Shout out to questioning systems

Shout out to undiagnosed systems

Shout out to autistic and ADHD systems

Shout out to polyam systems

Shout out to systems that use mobility aids

Shout out to systems over the age of 25 (y'all are NOT appreciated and talked about enough in this community)

Shout out to systems that developed chronic illness due to their trauma

Shout out to systems who experienced disassociation their entire life and didn't understand it

Shout out to systems who can't/don't want to date

Shout out to systems who despise mirrors

Shout out to systems who are at or are going to university or tertiary study

Shout out to systems in the trades

Shout out to systems who can't work, either temporarily or permanently

Shout out to systems who are 'out' about being a system

Shout out to systems who love literature, film and art

Shout out to creative systems (whether that's visual art, dance, music, writing or anything else!)

Shout out to systems who will never tell anyone that they are a system

Shout out to systems with a bunch of littles

Shout out to systems with no/few littles

Shout out to systems where their main fronters don't match the shared bodies age

Shout out to systems who need a nap

Shout out to systems who struggle with being vulnerable

Shout out to systems who overshare and then immediately forget what they said

Shout out to systems with hidden alters

Shout out to systems who are insecure about their headcount

Shout out to systems still in abusive or unsafe situations

Shout out to systems who like "kids'" media

Shout out to systems who carry a safety item (whether that's a sensory fidget or a teddy bear or anything else)

Shout out to systems who struggled in school

Shout out to systems where their favourite fandom became unsafe

Shout out to systems who like chickens

Shout out to systems who can't drive

Shout out to systems who work full time

Shout out to systems who like dragons

Shout out to systems who related a little too much to Inside Out and/or Inside Out 2

It drastically depends on your country, Infernal. We kiwis are lucky that a DID diagnosis doesn't affect day to day things very much, however some other countries are not as forgiving, and neither are individual psychs and supports.

Lack of support and response happens in New Zealand too: I've been denied healthcare (especially mental health care) when I've said I have DID — people respond awfully, often aggressively, or fearfully.

We've been hospitalised for suicidal ideation just to be told that 'you're making it up if your alter tried it — how the hell would you forget that?' or 'how would you know' as if the pill packets weren't telling enough because they simply believe DID doesn't exist or don't understand it (bc tbh NZ doesn't teach sh*t on DID).

Councillors won't work with me as I'm 'too complicated' or they believe we must be faking it as they believe DID doesn't exist, or they don't know how to deal with anything Spicer than anxiety, or we have 'too many' issues to be easily supported.

Lots of chronic pain specialists in our experience don't like DID patients as the effect of trauma on the central nervous system becomes an extra barrier to healing; making them look bad — I've stopped telling certain specialists we have DID to prevent the instant dismissal.

I've told people we have DID to be hit with variations of 'you must be faking it for TikTok, i've never seen you switch', fear of an alter being dangerous, wondering why we aren't locked up or complete confusion. We've had long time friends turn on us on a dime for knowing we have DID; immediately assuming we're out to hurt them. Yes, it's founded in misinformation, but it still happens. and still hurts.

We're not allowed to drive too, due to our fainting (they may be non-epileptic seizures, not sure yet) and disassociation. People may not be locked in a psych ward for good as many systems fear, but diagnosis still has an effect on their lives. It has an effect on how people perceive them and consequently how they're treated.

Getting a public DID diagnosis CAN be unhelpful. For some keeping it between their system, trusted people and their mental health supports are is the safest thing to do.

[but also don't let people shit on you; you can report any discrimination, including employers, school and medical staff]

I have seen alot of people say that getting a diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder ruins your life. And its straight and blatant misinformation. Getting a diagnosis cannot and will not ruin your life. You will not be locked away, you will not have limits of what you can and cannot do. Purely the only thing I am not allowed to do is drive. And that is only for both mine and others safety due to how heavy my dissociation is in public and stressful settings. - Vesper

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I genuinely don't know any systems who aren't queer in some fashion - all of us seem to be either be not het or not cis (I do have thoughts on why but it's too late at night for those).

I might do a future poll just for systems that breaks up whether whether just one or two members ID as queer or whether it's the collective but for now please count this as collective identity (or as I heard someone call it the "singlet-sona")

I saw this thumbnail on YouTube and just, had to turn it into a shit post.

me, opening tumblr: remember, don't police how other systems decide to do things. it's okay if they do things differently to how I would.

also me, seeing a minor with their full trauma in their alter intro: ....... okay, soooo some things can be bent cuz this isn't safe on a public platform-