Fictroject is an alternative, anti-endogenic term for an alter who's identity is introjected from an outside, fictional source. This source can be a fictional character, animal, species, object, or concept.
Fictroject could be considered a synonym to the term fictive.
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FACTROJECT
Factroject is an alternative, anti-endogenic term for an alter who's identity is introjected from an outside, real life source. This source can be a person, animal, species, object or concept.
Factroject could be considered a synonym to the term factive.
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things that DONT automatically make an alter a persecutor:
- having a flat tone
- not using tone indicators
- being mean once on accident
- being mean once on purpose
- doing something self destructive
- being sad/angry all the time
- telling someone off
- YOU THINKING THEY ARE A PERSECUTOR.
- YOU DISLIKING THAT ALTER.
dont sit there and tell someone their alter is a persecutor just because you dislike them or you are personally uncomfortable with them. it is up to a system to label their OWN alter that, not you.
Psychotic alter: Some alters have psychosis or psychotic symptoms. However, many symptoms which appear psychotic are not. For example, visual flashbacks may be mistaken for hallucinations, and strange body sensations (body memories) which are physical flashbacks of past trauma can be mistaken for tactile hallucinations. Hearing "voices" is a common experience in people with DID/OSDD, the "voices" are alters trying to talk, and occasionally may come from outside the person's head rather than inside, which is more common. "Thought snatching" (taking away your thoughts) can be caused by the actions of alters. Beliefs caused by trauma can be mistaken for paranoia, for example a person may be told that a "bug" has been implanted by abusers to record any disclosures they make. Working through the memory of the trauma will resolve the paranoia that it caused.
Non-Introject/"Brainmade"/Aseity alter flag to go along with these
The colors are mostly based off of this flag. Teal is used because it's the opposite of the color I used for source on the introject, it also represents that some aseitys may still feels like they came from somewhere even without a direct source. The light purple is for memory, this was added to combat the idea that only introject have memories that did not happen to the body.
these were made just by overlaying the introject flags on the non-introject flag, and then shifting the colors around so they looked better.
*Partial Factive/Fictive can also refer to an alter that has both factional and fictional sources, or an alter that has many sources and one primary one. However these flags are just partial factives/fictives that are partial do to being partially non-introjects.
So, I was recently speaking with some system friends of mine when they mentioned they wished there was some sort of alter role/type masterlist they could reference whenever they were unsure of the nature of a certain alter.
So, I thought, why not make one!
I've categorized the roles and types into ways that made sense to me based on trends I saw in them, but this is in no way, shape, or form considered "official" categorization.
See the full masterlist/guide below the cut!
Roles
Boosters
Β A type of alter designed to hold or boost a certain emotion or feeling in the system, usually when fronting or co-con.
β Confidence Booster: an alter that boosts the confidence of the system or specific alter(s) in front.
β Mood Booster: an alter that boosts the mood of the system, specific alter(s) in front, or those around the system; emotions affected can range from neutral to overjoyed depending on the booster.
β Motivator: an alter that either boosts feelings of motivation in the system or specific alter(s) in front, or helps motivate the system with encouragement.
Helpers
A type of alter designed to help the system or individual alters in a specific way.
β Caretaker: an alter who takes care of the system, generally by caring for the body or keeping the living space tidy.
β Internal Helper: an alter that helps take care of other alters in the innerworld; may or may not front.
β Soother: an alter that helps soothe the body or other alters, especially in times of distress or following traumatic events.
β Supporter: an alter who was formed to keep other alters company; often in co-con with other alters.
Holders
A type of alter designed to hold certain memories, emotions, symptoms, or otherwise within a system; oftentimes fragments, but not always.Β
β Anger Holder: an alter that holds the systemβs anger; might be more likely to lash out than other alters.
β Pain Holder: an alter that helps deal with physical ailments in the body, such as pain or sickness; likely has an easier time handling said ailments than other alters.
β Symptom Holder: an alter that holds or more strongly exhibits symptoms of mental illness or neurodivergent behaviors; may exhibit symptoms of disorders not apparent in the system as a whole.
β Trauma Holder: an alter that holds significant trauma; may have more vivid memory of the event(s) or memories not recalled by other alters; often more affected by said trauma.
Protectors
A type of alter that helps protect against various types of harm to the system.
β Aggressive Protector: a protector thatβs more likely to be steadfast and have more aggressive mannerisms or methods than other protectors, but not to such a harmful degree as persecutors.
β Emotional Protector: an alter that protects against emotional harm and/or abuse.
β Mental Protector: an alter that helps protect against mental harm/abuse.
β Persecutor: a misguided protector that tends to act harmfully towards others in the system, the body, or those around the system, whether in an outwardly aggressive or self-destructive manner.
β Physical Protector: an alter that helps protect against physical harm/abuse.
β Sexual Protector: an alter that helps protect against sexual harm/abuse.
Situational
A type of alter that tends to front and/or is especially good at handling specific situations.
β Academic Alter: an alter that is more inclined to help with academic affairs, such as homework, attending classes, studying, etc.
β Sexual Alter: an alter that is highly sexual in nature; may or may not have formed to cope with sexual trauma; not considered a protector.
β Social Alter: an alter that is more inclined to help with social affairs; may be more social or extroverted than other alters.Β
Specialized
Alter roles that do not fit into the above categories.
β Host: the alter that fronts the most and handles most day-to-day situations; may be responsible for many or most decisions.
β Gatekeeper: an alter that has a greater degree of control over the front than other alters; may guard the fronting room and/or have more knowledge of the system as a whole than other alters.
β Manager: an alter that has an easier time making decisions for the system; often more logic-driven than other alters.
Types
Ages
β Little: a child alter aged 10 or under.
β Middle: a tween/teen alter aged 11-17.
Formed Source
β Introject: an alter who formed with traits, background, or full identity of an outside source; may be a real-life source such as a person or childhood toy, or a fictional source, such as a character.
β Partial Introject: an alter regarded as βbrainmadeβ with connections to an outside source, but not strong enough ties to be considered a full introject.
β Sourceless: an alter who has no discernable outside source.
Introjects
β Factive: an introject who takes on traits or identity from a real person.
β Fictive: an introject who takes on traits or identity from a fictional source, often characters in media.
β Songtive: an introject who takes on traits or identity based on a song.
β Playtive: an introject who takes on traits or identity based on a toy, usually one from childhood.
Sentience
β Alter: a fully sentient and independent alter who is able to function on their own.
β Companion: a complex established NPC, often animals, that are tied to specific alters and often accompany them; generally can only be understood by their associated alters.Β
β Fragment: an alter who is fully sentient, but not generally independent and able to function on their own; often hold specific feelings, symptoms, or memories.
β NPC: a being in the innerworld who is not sentient or considered an alter; named after the term βnon-player character.βΒ
Species
β Human: an alter who presents as a human.
β Nonhuman: an alter who presents as any other species than human; often as an animal, supernatural creature, or humanoid with animalistic features.
Disclaimer: Many of these terms are coined within the OSDDID community, and are not official terms used by medical professionals.
Alters are in no way bound to any roles, and may have as many or few as they feel comfortable with.
This list is purely here for reference and may or may not be updated with more terms or improved definitions in the future.
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Negotiators: an alter whose primary role is to mediate between two parties (in or out of the system) on behalf of the system or on behalf of an alter, seeking the best outcome. They often have great communication skills and boundaries or are able to be brutally honest when others can not.
The hot pink slash represents being direct and firm in boundaries.
The light pink represents the opposition's stance or issue.
the peach represents approaching the discussion with compassion and listening, as oftentimes as a mediator, the two parties might not be emotionally available to do so for one another.
the light blue represents neutrality, the ability to be logical.
the dark green represents standing up for the system/alter. It is firm and solid much like the negotiator has to be for others.
the handshake/purple represents the common ground, the solution, and the best outcome.
the & symbol represents systems as a whole, with the system pride flag inside.
A type of persecutor that keeps the body awake due to their own distress/upset, or restlessness. Like a lot of persecutors they believe they're protecting the system from something that is heightened while the body is asleep or while they themselves are asleep and they believe it's affecting the whole system.
Throughout life people attach labels to us and those labels affect how we think about ourselves and each other. We regularly apply labels to people we barely know or have never even met. Thatβs a problem when those labels are based on stereotypes or unfounded assumptions, or opinions presented as facts.Β
And thatβs what most βalter typesβ lists are, soβ¦Β yeah, no thanks fam.Β Itβs also how my therapist explained DID to my kid parts :D
On the other hand, labels defined in treatment guides and workbooks, by professionals in the field of dissociative disorders, totes fine. Iβm on board with most of what Iβve read and like discussing their merits and flaws.Β
