#internal communication

[multiplicity-positivity]

heya we're sorry to bother but we just want some like, advice? reassurance or something? so like, we're looking into an ADHD diagnosis cause we've got a whole bunch of shit going on thats interfering a whole lot with our Entire life. and that is Bad. but we're worried that if/when (HOPEFULLY when or i might go off my fucking Gourd lol /lh) we go on medication to help with it, it might effect the system somehow. like cut us off from each other more or like. idk result in everyone else going dormant or something

sorry abt the bother and sorry if you guys dunno how to answer, its no big deal if you cant. thanks

Hello. We are no expert on medications or mental health, but we do believe that medications can and often do have effects on the systems who take them. As for how certain medications may effect your system specifically, we cannot say for certain. Our own system has benefitted immensely from medications. The meds that we take improve our communication and allow us to maintain a more stable emotional baseline, which in turn makes it easier for us to interact with more vulnerable parts. It’s not perfect, and we still struggle, but we can safely say that, for our system, the medications that we take are quite helpful.

If you are an adult, you and your system get to make informed decisions about the care you receive, and this certainly includes medications. Even children should be afforded this right, but you may need a parent’s permission in order to receive a prescription. We would encourage you to speak to your healthcare provider about potential ADHD medications, and the possible health risks and side effects of each. It may be possible for your system to start a low dosage of a certain medication, and simply stop taking it if it has any unwanted or detrimental side effects that negatively affect your system.

Medications that affect the mind most certainly will have some sort of effect on your system. You may be pleasantly surprised to find medication actually helps your system and bolsters your ability to communicate. Additionally, many medications may take some time in order for their full effects to be realized, so if you do start taking a new medication, don’t grow too concerned if you don’t notice any effects right away.

Our apologies if this response is not useful for you. Again, we are no expert, so this question may be better directed towards a pharmacist, or at least a system who has experience with certain ADHD medications (which we do not). We have taken different medications though in order to find the right ones that actually help our system and improve our functioning. We wish the same for you all.

#medications #internal communication #dormancy mention

[system-of-a-feather]

Alternative System Mind Mapping Method for Communication

[DISCLAIMER: This is not a professional or scientifically or anything really backed method, this is something coming solely from peer / personal experience.]

In regards to an anon ask earlier, I was thinking about it and one of the ways we've approached improving communication - particularly internal - in a way that is a lot less prone to flooding or dealing with trauma or anything too overwhelming - is by approaching it following the concept of Memory Webs

I haven't read up on them recently, but "Memory Webs" were a thing that our AP Psychology teacher in highschool made us do because the AP Psych test was term / jargon heavy. Memory in the human brain has been shown to be HEAVILY associative and the ability to remember and connect things tends to rely on following a "web" of connected topics, ideas, concepts etc from one idea to the next.

So in our AP Psych class, she gave us these GIANT books for Vocabulary Webs that we had to slowly work on, each of which required 6 other vocab words / related concepts, a summarized definition, and an image to represent it. By doing this, you added 6 cues to recall the word (increasing the chance you'd remember it), a visual cue, an episodic memory of working on it, and a definition - all in all improving how connected the word is to other concepts in your brain and making it easier to recall it.

I personally like to look at DID and our parts in a similar manner sometimes where the large issue is that a lot of the nodes in the web of associations are either disconnected or connected through a hard-to-find and/or small chain. In that sense, parts struggle to be held together because they are not associated concepts. It's hard to reach other parts because the dissociative walls (which in our unsubstantiated opinion is less a 'wall' and more so a lack of reinforced neural connections, so I would call them dissociative caverns) keep associations from forming

As a result, alternative to more traditional ways of mapping your system and parts, a method I've liked to internally visualize systems and navigating system dynamics is through a memory web manner. (I actually have never done it physically cause the Ray part of my brain - also the most prominent part writing this rn - rarely liked to front if he didn't have to and did a lot of stuff internally)

Here's a bit of a breakdown using six of our parts if any of you want to try it out.

We personally like it because it strips a lot of trauma and stress off of it and makes it a lot more of a positive and present engaging activity. For the purposes of this, I'll be using the free online app of Milanote cause we've used it before for OC associative webs and I think it'll do fine enough. (Honestly it actually might just be a good way to log alter information now that I'm looking at it if you are at a place in recovery where keeping track of that physically helpful)

So we can start by dropping down the parts we want to include in the form of boards

So from here, we have a bunch of disconnected parts. However, we find that a lot of these parts have things that mean a lot to them, that illicit a strong emotion or reaction from them.

Some parts may lack it more than others (often in our case trauma holders and/or trauma locked parts) and that's okay and to be expected. This is a visualization method and if there isn't much connecting a part that is 100% okay.

For demonstration sake, I will now add bubbles around each part of things that were pretty early apparent that each individual liked.

Also for the purposes of how I know our system works and how I plan to do this, I am actually moving Riku to the center and you will all see why Riku is such an S tier center point with this model

So you can see some connections forming.

Some key things you can take from this visual that also applied to earlier stags of how we connected

Lucille and Riku are and have always been pretty darn connected, they go back as one of the longest duos and were split almost as a pair to deal with academics

Chunn and Ray have a very shared interest of "I don't want to do anything leave me alone"

XIV literally was just a piece of shit early on and didn't have any immediate HARD connections with anyone largely because he never was interested in actually engaging in things he liked in a positive way as his "favorite emotion" at the time was "being pissed off"

Lin - an originally trauma stuck / loop - is very very poorly associated with anything that isn't overtly trauma related (and that is saying something cause Vocaloid is trauma related) and thus has very few connections to other parts

So looking at this though, there are a few things that have some similarities between parts. What you can do is make plans to try to foster the interests that you do have and try to generalize it a bit more to also encompass what interests other parts have. So lets engage in hobbies a little more - explore a few concepts that mean a lot to parts independently - and find some more generalized version of those hobbies

(forgot to add easy listening to Ray's and "only wearing monochrome*" to XIV's earlier) (*there are a lot of nuances and caveats)

Damn, look at that. It's messy and ugly to have in a 2D form. I absolutely hate it, this would be so impossible with our whole system. But HEY, it's very connected - and that's the goal.

Compared to the previous one, you can see how easily it can be for one part's interests to start to drift into another. Because they are largely and strongly associated features to each part, they are a lot more accessible when engaging in their shared / associated connections and interests which makes it easier for the them to stay together near the front, stay associated with one another, and work with and communicate with one another.

Of course anyone following this blog goes "Where tf is Birds" and that I left out because it would ruin the point of the web as it actually is one of our traditional "you are around the system a lot? okay pick a bird" which serves to 1) be a fun system culture thing 2) be a means of welcoming a part in and 3) helps establish a foundational connection; we do the same with music but with music its a lot more elaborate and I probably wont explain it for other reasons.

But overtime, by fostering interests that were already present and encouraging parts to broaden and generalize their specific interest a bit, you end up with a lot of overlapping associations that can greatly improve internal communication, co-fronting ability, and just general fluidity and easy of moving around the brain web.

It becomes a good way of trying to figure out what you can do to encourage and help build connections and associations between parts by seeing where things are similar / could have more overlap (combat and martial arts, different types of fashion, different types of music, different appreciation for arts, taking over the world, yada yada yada)

And you wanna know the coolest thing? When you step back from the whole web you can see certain things appear that stand out the most and have some of the most connections.

If you ever intend to go to Final Fusion, those are the things that will likely be the most prominent traits of your whole self

For us? [REDACTED BIRDS for the point of the demonstration], Music, Fashion, Taking over the World, Recovery and Healing, Buddhism, Martial Arts, Arts in general - they're all some of our largest traits that persist in almost all forms as individual parts, partially fused parts, and fully fused parts.

And the BEST part? Doing this didn't require us to touch trauma at all.

Of course in recovery that will come up cause PTSD doesn't ask permission, but its a very low stress way to help improve internal communication and engagement with one another.

#actuallydid #dissociative identity disorder #resources #advice #internal communication #integration #feather's unsubstantiated theraputic tools #unsubstantiated advice #alter: fei #final fusion #functional multiplicity #wishiwashi recovery #system mapping #system map #mind mapping #mindmap #recovery #healing #alter: ray #<- heavily authored by that part of this brain #system dynamics

[unwelcome-ozian]

Hello Oz, I am just now waking up to the fact that I may be a victim of TBMC. I have two questions.

1- I was thinking about my sexual abuse the other day when I heard a voice in my head say. "I'm a ruby". After some research, I discovered that ruby programming has to do with sexual programming. Do you think this could have been an alter coming forward?

2- I am very new to this. How do I know if an alter is communicating with me? And how do I start to discover the internal system and maps?

I don’t know enough about your history and experiences to answer this question. Hearing voices is a common experience: around one in ten people will experience it at some point in their lives. Research shows that many people hear voices and don't have a mental health problem.

Take your time in sorting things out. If you are able talk with a therapist or mental health provider.

Alters can communicate with each other internally. 

Corresponding in a journal. 

Communicating through another person.

Becoming co-conscious with them. They may block each other if they want.

Here’s a link to an article: Beginning an Inner Dialogue with Alters

Oz

#answers to questions #hearing voices #DID #internal communication

[system-comforts]

Hii! Just wondering if you had any advice for improving system communication inside your head?? We have notes all over our room that help with external communication but we’re just struggling internally right now.

Hey anon, we understand that difficulty. We find it hard to communicate internally when externally things are chaotic. If we are too busy with work, school, etc, it can be hard to realize when we switch, what people are saying, and what happens at the front.

If you find yourself very busy, try to find some time to relax. For you, relax might mean drawing, listening to music, etc. Anything where you can clear your mind and not have school, work, etc on your mind is good. This gives you mental space to listen.

Sometimes it is helpful to try and learn if there are specific reasons for why communication is hard. Is someone preventing it? Is someone too stressed to speak? There might not always be a cause, but if a person is unfamiliar, untrusting, etc, it can make communication harder. Being open, and expressing that openness can help. "I'm here to listen," "what did you think about..." and similar ideas can foster that environment. This might also mean setting specific time dedicated to talking, so people know that you are and when you are available.

And sometimes, having something to talk about is important. Headmates that don't share hobbies or interests, or who don't have similar personalities- at least in our system- don't tend to talk much. If you want to talk with your headmates more, first try to talk to ones you share common interests, hobbies, activities with. If you're both extroverted, maybe plan to go out somewhere, and ask where they'd like to go. In these cases, it's often important to listen for not just words, but also emotions and actions. If you feel a slight change in mood while mentioning a place, consider if it was the influence of a headmate. Communication can happen in many forms, from feelings to images to even music and bodily movements. These can be some of the best first stepping stones to communicating.

We hope some of these ideas helped! Internal communication is one of the hardest parts about being a system! But you're doing awesome!

-mod moon

#ask #mod moon #plural #internal communication

[internal-communication]

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[paper-collective]

Why has the most effective way to communicate between alters been literal self harm - what. Like we disagreed on priorities, but like one of us literally harmed the body because of something we almost considered not doing anything about. The alternative was something we just reasoned our way to, most alters don't feel strongly about it (afaik)

#sh mention #tw sh #plural stuff #internal communication #polly.txt #by a singular alter

[polyfagment3d]

i’m the guy in the back observing this mess 🙃’

[ID: speaker at plurality podium asks, “who wants to enjoy their life, make friends and be clean and fed?” = all hands raised

speaker asks, “who wants to be aware of internal communication and feelings in our body?” = all hands down, looking at floor]

#plurality #polyfragmented #modularplural #system #internal communication

[multiplicity-positivity]

hello! internal communication anon here; specifically the two month syscovery :) for clarification!! we are a osdd system and are just getting out of "survival mode" aka due to rising tensions we have been on protection mode with our emotional and physical protectors being more active which might explain why im not hearing from anyone else. we have a high tendency to worry about validity and it we are actually plural but considering how i don't remember sending one of those asks i think its safe to say we are /j and looking at the post you linked i think we might actually experience blackouts and just. never knew what to call it as example: one headmate ended up fronting while we were in a completely different state which was a bit scary 😭 but we appreciate the advice! activity has slowly slowly been resuming as i sometimes hear (or feel) someone say hi or joke even though its hard to tell who is saying what sometimes!!

tldr: thank u for the advice and we now have a better idea for what’s happening :3

-🔥💥 sys

Hi! We’re happy to have helped - thanks for sending in this update. We hope y’all are able to improve your communication and a healthy amount of activity resumes for y’all very soon! Good luck with learning more and discovering different aspects of your system and how it works. We’re here for y’all if you need any further advice or reassurance in the future!

#osdd #blackouts #system communication #internal communication

[iwritesmokescreens]

#conversations with myself #internal communication #heartstrings #spilled thoughts #taketheleap #iwritesmokescreens

[unwelcome-ozian]

a part named the high priestess recently revealed herself to me, but when she tries to speak to me it is very garbled and sounds like nonsense. i am getting very frustrated trying to figure out what she is saying and how i can respond, do you have any advice on communication in situations like this?

Perhaps what you’re saying sounds garbled to her? Maybe she is speaking a cult language? 

Some thoughts on things that may help: communicate with drawings, symbols etc. Work to learn one anothers language.

Oz

#answers to questions #language #internal communication

[internal-communication]

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[hauntedselves]

What's the difference between having normal conversations with yourself in your head and conversations with alters? I'm questioning OSDD 1 and I've found myself getting into full blown arguments in my head where someone ends up hurt . This has gotten worse since I've started questioning and can't tell if I'm faking it or not.

it's hard to tell, but i think the main thing to try and pin down is if the other thoughts/voices have their own opinions, sense of self, etc.

having "full blown arguments in my head where someone ends up hurt" sounds more indicative of having alters than just arguing with yourself.

a normal ("normal") conversation with yourself would be something like:

"X invited me to a party, I should go but I don't really want to... I want to just stay home. But I'll feel bad if I skip. Maybe I'll just stay for a little while and leave early. Should I bring some food or something? Is anyone there going to have dietary needs? Ugh, so much work for something I don't really want to do! But it will still be fun... I do like it when parties go until early mornings... and I like organising for events!"

while talking with alters would be something like:

"X invited me to a party, I should go. It'll be fun!"

"But I don't want to go. I want to just stay home."

"But I want to go! And I'll feel bad if I skip."

"Maybe I'll just stay for a little while and leave early."

"Where's the fun in that? I love parties that go until the early morning!"

"Should I bring some food or something? Is anyone there going to have dietary needs?"

"Oh yes, I'll need to get food and find out who can eat what! I'll make a list!"

"Ugh, so much work for something I don't really want to do!"

"This is gonna be so much fun! I should be an event organiser..."

in the first example there's two conflicting parts of the person, one part wants to go while the other doesn't. but there's a lot more cohesion between the two parts and the person arrives at a compromise quickly, and can see both perspectives.

in the second example, there are two alters who have opposing views, there's no cohesion between them. there's the potential of a compromise, but it's clearly not going to be resolved when both alters have such different opinions. neither can see each other's perspective because they're dissociated/separate from each other. (they might not even be aware of each other and the overall person is confused as to why there's two perspectives that are so different and equally compelling).

#dogasks #osdd #did parts #internal communication #communication with parts #dissociated parts #dissociative parts

[smokee78]

wow I sure would like to be able to recognize switches Beyond reading something I sent three hours ago and saying internally 'oh. I didn't say that, I'm detached from that, that was someone else. cool'

#WHERE ARE YOUR NAMES #INTERNAL COMMUNICATION #ANYTHING #LISTEN #I UNDERSTAND TRAUMA THERAPY IS HARD BUT WE USED TO TALK GUYS PLEASE #I PROMISE ITLL HELP THINGS IF WE FIGURE OUT WHO WE ARE #anti endo #actually did #emdr #pro recovery #diary

[xoxodayempuls]

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