#orma terms

isolorma

a system member who was formed, in whole or in part, due to isolation or loneliness. this could involve a system member who formed: -to alleviate the system's loneliness -as a result of stress or trauma caused by isolation -to have functions that help cope with isolation

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loveorma

a system member who was formed, in whole or in part, by love. this could involve being: -a love holder -formed by strong feelings of love -an introject of someone the system loves this can be love of any kind.

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voidorma

a system member who was formed, in whole or in part, by the void. “void”, for the purposes of this term, can encompass anything that the system associates with that phrase and the way in which it is meant may be metaphysical, philosophical, spiritual, artistic, gendered, related to non-humanity, or anything else. this also includes the void as it is depicted in specific fictional media. depending on how the system relates to or views the concept of void, this could relate to spirituality and/or be a spiritual origin, but it doesn't have to be. for example, it can include headmates who originated through the natural process of splitting but who view that split to have been orchestrated by the void.

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kinkorma

a system member who was formed, in whole or in part, by kink. such a member can be a headmate of a kink persona (either one's own or someone else's), the embodiment/introject of a kink, or someone with pseudomemories relating to kink, but they don't have to be. they are probably, but don't have to be, a kink alter.

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interestorma

a term for system members who were formed, in whole or in part, by the system's interests. this could involve a headmate formed: -as a result of interacting with the system's interests -as an introject of something from the system's interests -from trauma or stress with which the system used their interests to cope this is inclusive of special interests and hyperfixations, as well as interests not fitting those descriptions

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aesthetorma

a system member who formed, in whole or in part, because of aesthetic. this could include a system member who formed: -as an introject of an aesthetic -as a result of engaging with an aesthetic -from a persona associated with an aesthetic -from stress or trauma with which the system used aesthetic to cope this can be any kind of aesthetic - e.g. -core, design, historical, etc.

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addictorma

a system member who was formed, in whole or in part, by addiction. such a member can be a symptom holder for addiction, but they don't have to be. this term includes headmates whose systems do not directly experience addiction but who are affected enough by it that it led to a headmate forming (e.g. a trauma holder for trauma caused by proximity to another person's addiction)

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punkorma

a system member who was formed, in whole or in part, by punk - music, aesthetics, culture, etc. this could involve a system member who originated through: -listening to punk music (potentially being a musicative) -participating in punk culture, possibly with a persona that became a headmate -trauma or stress that the system used punk to cope with

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