🌟 The Starlight Constellation 🌌

Please check on your system protector(s)! They get burnt out and stressed too! My headmates didn't check up on me, and it led to me getting intense anxiety and my mental health declining. So please, don't reduce protectors to their role. We are living beings. We have feelings and emotions.

1. We introduced the term “endogenic” into the community August 2014, along with some other terms! It was in response to exclusionists (wrongly) complaining about “systems without DID” using “their words”. It was an attempt at creating nonmedicalized terms that any plural system could use. 

2. It was also a way to do away with terms that had fallen into disfavor— specifically “natural systems”, a term that had been in use possibly as early as 1994. It was disliked because people felt it implied that trauma-caused systems were unnatural. “Endogenic” fixed that. 

3. The word “endogenic” was lovingly created to help systems put their experience into words. All it means is “a system not formed by trauma”; it doesn’t imply any other cause, set of beliefs, or experiences. It doesn’t imply the system is nondisordered or doesn’t have trauma. It doesn’t mean any other system’s origins in trauma or dx status is “invalid” or whatever.

4. Though the terms were eventually posted to tumblr, the idea didn’t start there. Tumblr was created in 2007; the concept of systems not caused by trauma has, again, been online since the 90s. Nor was the term created by singlets! We’re a trauma-caused system with DID. 

5. “Endogenic” wasn’t created as an insult or to exclude anyone. We have loved ones who are endogenic. Many of the terms in use now were created by endogenics. They have helped preserve plural history, and defended the community. They are good people, and real systems. The hate they get is completely senseless.

Thanks for coming to our talk. Please stop insulting endogenic systems, and educate yourselves instead, thanks. (Unless it’s just pure malice at this point in which case, fuck off I guess.)

Mindpalace ;

Someone who identifies as both Polymind and a System in any way.

Mindmate / Polymember ;

Someone in a system who is both a mind and an alter/headmate.

Make bracelets that represent your alters!

These can be used to show whos fronting, to feel closer to your headmates, or even just as a fun form of self-expression! They can be made with beads, with braided thread, anything!! You could even make your own charms out of clay!

Map out your headspace, if you have one

This gives a visual indicator of the headspace and makes it feel more "real" to members who may not have access to the headspace- it's also just fun!!

Make a system journal

This doesnt have to include system specific things, but it could be anything!! A scrapbook, a journal, a place to recount your days if you have amnesia gaps, etc. It can also give your alters more individuality by giving them a space to identify themselves and have their own space. You could even divide the book/journal/binder into spaces for each of your headmates!

Make indroduction cards for your headmates

These can be given to people in order to give a short introduction about who you are, because ik introducing yourself over and over again can get... Tiring. These can be customized to the personality of each alter, but can be kept in a similar size and easily attached via binding or a keyring!!

I have blocked them on my end since they are active here on Tumblr but I would just like to warn those who are thinking about it to know that the app is very strongly anti endogenic, polyminds, supporters of those , etc. As displayed in their pinned post here ↓

And to those who are anti Endo who think "I'll sign up bc of this stance" or those who wish to use the app despite that since "how would they know I'm Endo (/supportive)". There are currently privacy concerns as well because of them 'having their ways' to be able to look through your systems data to make sure and ban your acct. Which can be found here from an ask they answered ↓

In what ways they will 'find out if you are Endo / Endo supportive' is unknown (to me at least) but I wouldn't be surprised if they would go after those who use terms like 'mixed origins' , more specific origin/-genic terms , those who don't wish to say their origins/ -genic label , terms commonly used / made by the plurality & endogenic communities ,etc.

For me at least I would say to try and stay clear of the app & their socials for your own peace, safety, and privacy. Also please do NOT go after and harass / witch hunt them. This is NOT a post telling you to go bombarded them or be mean or rude , this is a post simply to inform the community.

(Small edit as of writing this post)

It has been brought to my attention as well by a mutual that they will at first be going about this through looking at their user bases social media pages as seen down below. It is still an unsure answer as to if they will look into your accounts data since they haven't outright clearly denied it so it would still be the safest to not engage with them. ↓

I'm sorry that your existance is boiled down to a stance. You are more than a topic of debate, theres more to you than just your system origins. It's disgusting that so much of the community, sometimes even on the pro endo side boils your entire existance down to if you're real or not.

★ Every System is UNIQUE

No two systems have to be the same or WILL be the same. Plurality is a huge spectrum like many other things and will forever be beautiful no matter how it is experienced.

★ There is NO Correct Way To Be A System

No matter how you're a system, or what you do as a system, there is no one correct way to be a system. Ramble about your alters, list all of your fictives and display your system members if that makes you happy. No one can dictate what is and isn't the correct way of being a system.

★ All Origins are VALID

No matter how your system or alters formed, you are valid. You split from trauma? Your trauma is valid and you will be able to work through it. You willed your system? That's awesome! Happy you choose that. You split from stress? It'll be okay. No matter how your system formed, it'll be valid no matter what. We can not stress this enough that all plurality is beautiful and valid! And it's important to acknowledge this no matter how you became a system.

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