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BABY!! 🫵 they have matching big dark eyes

He’s so small could cradle him and rock him to sleep and sing him a lil lullaby

Color sews Delta and Epic (and himself) sweaters when they rip or tear. I think Color would either fix the old sweater if it could be fixed, or just sew them a whole new sweater if it's beyond saving. (I also think it'd be cute if Color made little pieces of clothing for the group's animals for when the weather gets cold.)

I'd imagine he'd have to do this often, especially with Delta. With how much Delta moves around, they probably tear up clothing quite a bit and very often. I also imagine Delta might have patches (either he bought them or someone in the group made them for him) covering random rips or tears in any of his clothing. Especially if it's a piece of clothing that he doesn't want to throw away for whatever reason.

Thoughts?

Stage 1: Round and Sans like.

Stage 2: hexagonal shaped.

Stage 3: pentagonal shaped.

Stage 4: Diamond shaped.

Just a thought I had suddenly.

HAPPY BDAY!

OSDD is not just the “plural disorder.” OSDD-1, the ones with alters and systems, does form from childhood trauma. OSDD is diagnosed when someone shows signs of a dissociative disorder, but does not meet criteria for an already existing dissociative disorder.

The main dissociative disorders are Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), Dissociative Amnesia, and Derealization Depersonalization Disorder (DPDR).

If one does not meet the criteria for those but shows signs of a dissociative disorder that significantly impacts their life and functioning, they can be diagnosed with OSDD; and usually the person will be given a reason as to why they were diagnosed with it, but not something else.

There’s technically 4 “types” of OSDD, but i remember that someone will not be diagnosed with “OSDD-1” or “OSDD-2.”

I feel it also important to mention that, according to the wiki, these are not actually types; they’re just examples of presentations that can be experienced or observed in those diagnosed with OSDD. There could be more and different examples of presentations possible with OSDD.

It is just all OSDD, and a reason will be specified. Taken directly from the wiki, “An example would be specifying "OSDD (dissociative trance)".”

Someone who shows signs of a dissociative disorder but doesn’t mean criteria for the ones above, and isn’t given a reason why, can be diagnosed with Unspecified Dissociative Disorder or UDD.

These guys can also potentially have alters and systems and the like, they just aren’t diagnosed with DID or OSDD either because of a lack of meeting criteria somehow, or more likely, because there’s a lack of sufficient time. Possibly other reasons as well.

Taken from the Wiki, these are the 4 descriptions of 4 example presentations that can be present in the “catch all” diagnosis of OSDD;

“Chronic and recurrent syndromes of mixed dissociative symptoms:

The DSM states, "This category includes identity disturbance associated with less-than-marked discontinuities in sense of self and agency, or alterations of identity or episodes of possession in an individual who reports no dissociative amnesia".

The ICD-11 describes this presentation as "Partial dissociative identity disorder".

(This is the one commonly referred to as OSDD-1/OSDD1, and OSDD-1A and OSDD-1B. Systems and alters, like DID, but not DID because they fail to meet a specific criteria to be diagnosed with DID. OSDD-1A and OSDD-1B are also community terms im sure, someone will not be diagnosed with these letters or terms or numbers.)

Identity disturbance due to prolonged and intense coercive persuasion:

The DSM gives the examples of "brainwashing, thought reform, programming, indoctrination while captive, torture, long-term political imprisonment, recruitment by sects/cults or by terror organizations." People with this presentation, as a result, may experience distressing changes to and/or questioning of their identity.

(This one is commonly called OSDD-2. A very well known but fictional example of this is the Winter Soldier/Bucky Barnes from the MCU and Peeta Mellark from the Hunger Games series, although neither are officially or canonically diagnosed.)

Acute dissociative reactions to stressful events:

This category is used for acute dissociative episodes which may last anywhere from a few hours to weeks, but typically less than a month. The dissociative conditions are characterised by "constriction of consciousness", including "depersonalization; derealization; perceptual disturbances (e.g., time slowing, macropsia); micro-amnesias; transient stupor; and/or alterations in sensory-motor functioning (e.g., analgesia, paralysis)."

(OSDD-3.)

Dissociative Trance:

This category represents a dissociative trance; "an acute narrowing or complete loss of awareness of immediate surroundings that manifests as profound unresponsiveness or insensitivity to environmental stimuli." The DSM specifies that "The dissociative trance is not a normal part of a broadly accepted collective cultural or religious practice".

In the ICD-11, this condition warrants a separate diagnosis of Trance disorder.”

(OSDD-4.)

So all in all, OSDD is simply a “catch all” diagnosis. Those diagnosed with it can have prolonged, childhood trauma—and those diagnosed with the first example presentation of OSDD typically and often do—but experiencing prolonged, childhood trauma is not a requirement or required thing to be diagnosed with OSDD.

“OSDD-2” is often even something that’s diagnosed due to extensive trauma, abuse, and manipulation experienced later in life as teenagers, young adults, adults, or even elderly.

One can experience this type of abuse as a child as well of course, but it’s not childhood specific.

Those who undergo the same type of abuse and trauma that those with “OSDD-2” (aka OSDD (Identity disturbance due to prolonged and intense coercive persuasion)) do, can instead be diagnosed with DID or “OSDD-1” (aka OSDD (Chronic and recurrent syndromes of mixed dissociative symptoms)) if they’re a system (because im pretty sure someone will not be diagnosed with two dissociative disorders, even if their experiences and symptoms match up or overlap with two), and not everyone who undergoes the abuse and trauma that those with OSDD-2 do will be diagnosed with OSDD-2 or any type of dissociative disorder.

Killer letting color hold his soul and marveling at how unexpectedly gentle he is with it. He doesn't hurt it. He just. Holds it. Gently. Looking at it like it is something precious. Like he is something precious. His touch is light and painless, it isn't intruding, it isn't violating. It's there. It's not unpleasant at all.

He doesn't know how to feel about it, he doesn't know if he feels anything about it. But it's just so suprising. That someone could ever treat his soul, the essence of his being like that.

It's one thing to be gentle with his body, he's not connected to his body, he isn't his body. How people treat it has nothing to do with him. He barely even registers pain when it gets hurt.

But his soul. That is him. It's him. It's the entirety of what he is and what he is no longer and what he ever will be. It's the essence of his being. Its as him as anything could ever be.

And color treats it with gentle, careful hands and an expression that borders on worship.

And he doesn't understand why.

He doesn't understand why.

He doesn't deserve to be treated so kindly.

He has done nothing to deserve this.

He isn't meant to be something that is admired.

He isn't a precious jewel or a fragile art piece.

He is a tool, a weapon.

He isn't.

He's not.

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