welcome to constellation's chaos

Like I get the alter role terms, we get those. But there’s so many other random ones??? And like seriously, how many of those were coined by ACTUAL psychological professionals who know what they’re talking about and how many were coined by random people on tumblr who might possibly have a skewed view of how this stuff works?? Idk. Maybe that’s a “problematic take” but we don’t feel comfortable trusting psychological terms created by people who don’t actually have a proven understanding of psychology.

Like maybe its just cause I’m a prosecutor and have issues trusting peoples judgements but when are people gonna realize: just cause you HAVE a specific condition doesn’t make you an instant expert on it. We have ADHD, OCD, OSDD, but that doesn’t mean any of us can go around acting like egotistical shrinks towards random strangers.

and my partner & bsf can see most of them

but it’s like.

embarrassing bc they’re frags and barley front socially (like only when we’re practically alone or don’t come all the way to the surface etc etc)

and makes me feel like faking

especially when get such a strong feeling of a introject for like a day and then for weeks after there’s 0 connection there. so then i just want to delete it all. but ik that’s probably not ok bc what if they just went away for a bit i can’t just delete all their info. idk.

ik there’s systems w 1000s of headmates but. we started off w about 30 and it stayed there for awhile but now we’re reaching 70. it doubled within a year of discovering.

you cant just assume every single time you feel off or different or have identity issues, its a new alter. same thing with introjects. it is NORMAL to like a character and adopt some of their personality or mannerisms for a bit. introjection is a normal human behaviour that happens even in systems.

to actually track legitimate alters, it takes a lot longer than just a day. you need to see proof and consistency. because!!! this disorder is all about identity confusion and dissociation. you are going to dissociate without always switching. you are going to be confused about who you are and what you like, without it being another, or a new alter.

do not get too caught up in the online community. they are typically the first to encourage this frame of mind. its going to do a lot more harm than good for you, because eventually you're not going to know who is a genuine alter and who was just confusion or normal introjection. please actually take the time to track and be patient with yourself. it is not easy doing all of this alone. do not fall into the trap that just because you feel that way for an hour or a day, that it is a new alter or a new fragment.

pronouns.cc: web - like pronouns.page, but designed for systems (multiple profiles allowed under one account!)

simplyplural: web, ios, android - allows for fronter tracking as well as profile creation, integrates to some extent with pluralkit

pluralkit: discord, web - enables members of a system to post messages on Discord under different names and avatars, making it appear as if they are separate users, without needing multiple accounts;

octocon: web, android, ios - allows for fronter tracking, profile creation, offers seamless integration and proxy messaging with discord servers using the octocon bot (think, if simplyplural and pluralkit had a child... a more stable child!)

tupperbox: discord - lets you have multiple different profiles through discord ("Tuppers") which you can choose between with every message you send; more often used for role-play than systems, but still helpful. lots of the good features are paid.

lighthouse: web - designed to help facilitate in-system communication, like a journal in a way!

finch: android, ios - gamifies chores, tasks and self care! whohoo!!! Prompts mood tracking almost every time the app is opened. not specifically designed for systems but we've been using it without any trouble :)

simplyplural, octocon and lighthouse are all discontinued

Considering my last post seems to be kind of popular (100 interactions? What the hell?)

Here's a more detailed version of it.

> Landing page

Plural Spaces landing page by default contains: current fronters, custom options for how that front appears, recent switches, a user set headspace mood, and a thought of the day anyone can set.

> Alter pages

Each alter has a card visible in the list view with their name, roles, profile picture, banner image, pronouns and an optional display name (for those of you who like having crazy non unicode name fonts, now you can without breaking your search engine!)

Alter pages have custom fields the same way Simply Plural and Octocon did, however with the added bonus of having a rich text editor that allows for local image hosting, tick lists, natively blurred text and a ton of other fun tricks.

Each alter profile has room for groups (like SP), front history, including what kind of front, and who else they were fronting with, and for relationships.. relationships will be important later.

> Collective Mapping

I said relationships would be important. This is where they're important. Plural Space builds a system map based on your listed relationships. Users can set their preferred relationship types and whether those relationships are reciprocated.

> Journal: individual places for alters to write

> Notes: works like any other notes app

> Chat: like simply plural's internal app chat, or like a system only discord server

> Polls: polling space for system queries, allows for multiple votes per alter

> System Insights: system statistical breakdown including common fromters, longest fronts, most switches etc. contains pretty graphs XD

> Activity: a view of every change made to your system by ANYONE. This includes edits to alters, custom fields, front changes, setting changes, new member added etc. It's all stashed there.

> Settings

This is where plural space really shines, in our opinion. There's a lot you can do in settings but I'll list the most notable ones

Custom language: user set terminology for alters/system/fronts/fronting, includes presets for parts, alters, members, headmates and one they call 'cosy', but also allows for full user editing- if you have a term you prefer for your system, you can add it and have it change app wide.

Friend/other users permissions: full control over what your friends can and can't access, this includes permission to view journal entries, edit alters, edit fronts and view alters. You can lock things down as hard, or as loosely as you'd like.

Front types: the ability to add extra front labels beyond the default front, co-front, and co-con

Custom Fields: full user control over what can and can't be written in custom fields, and what prompts are included in each

Relationship types: user set relationship types for system mapping

Data import/export: self explanatory, make data backups.

There is a mobile app in the works for iOS and Android, however at this point the developer has not announced when it will be available for download as they're not sure (they're having the usual issues with getting the app added to the stores). In the meantime, Plural Space is available on web via pluralspace.app and can be run through your browser as a "native like" app on iOS and Android (with a home screen shortcut).

There is another, different, application in the android store called "Plural Space" that uses the plural rings as a logo, they are not affiliated with or related to the web app, and the app functions very differently to the PluralSpace.app website. I know it's confusing lol, I got caught out too

The solo developer is working his butt off, and I'm crazy grateful for everything he's done in the last month (yes. Month.), please be kind to him, and don't forget apps like these only exist because of kind developers who see a need and decide to fill it. They deserve love and care, not harassment or pressure.

We've been building the Lego Milky Way galaxy (twas a gift) with the intent to put our alter minifigures on it. Considering we picked constellation collective as our name and have been making Lego representations of our alters since childhood, it felt fitting.

Seemed like a good way to represent our various alters in a way that is easily deniable if queried (and fits us as a system!).

:))

Your ideal environment is:

Hot/Cold

Wet/Dry

Bright/Dark

.... That feels like some kind of diagnostic label I wasn't aware of.

We've been building the Lego Milky Way galaxy (twas a gift) with the intent to put our alter minifigures on it. Considering we picked constellation collective as our name and have been making Lego representations of our alters since childhood, it felt fitting.

Seemed like a good way to represent our various alters in a way that is easily deniable if queried (and fits us as a system!).