#plural singlet

the best way i can describe it is like being the princess from slay the princess. there are core parts of "me", but "me" right now may not be the same "me" 5 minutes later. at "my" most blended i am one person at a time, slowly shifting between each identity. but at "my" most separate, its like a bunch of alters switching for when they are needed. code switching is much more exaggerated, and trying to stay as one or wholly separated is much more harmful to "my" sense of "self" than to let it be fluid.

to help further clarify, it is much closer to [and i believe in some scenarios IS] corpus callosum seperation than dissociative disorders in experience. those that have had partial or full defects in the corpus callosum since birth have reported having both sides of the brain as [sometimes only partially] separate entities‚ but make up the whole person. even if the sides were separated later in life, both sides working independently can show like separate people piloting the same body, even if they are supposed to be working as one.

i want others like "me" to know that their inbetween existence is valid, and that they shouldn't need to feel that they need to be just a singlet or fully plural. peace and love on the planet earth 🫶

(sorry if i messed up terminology. turns out that explaining psychological and sometimes otherwise medical phenomenon is hard)

Hello, yes, we do believe there is a term for this. We have heard both the terms "plurallet" and "plural singlet" which describe the experience of being both plural and a singlet at once. Additionally, the terms "median" and "midcontinuum" exist to describe those whose plural experiences exist somewhere between singlet and fully separated. Median plurality covers a very broad range of experiences, and very well could encompass that which you are describing. We would recommend looking into all of these terms in order to determine which accurately describes what you are feeling and experiencing in your life.

If you live with corpus callosum separation, agenesis of the corpus callosum, or some other degree of corpus callosum complications, we are wondering if it could be possible for you to seek out community with others who have experienced this. There's actually a little subreddit, r/corpuscallosum, for people who live with these conditions and parents of children who have them. That may be a good place to start if you're aiming to connect with fellow folks with complications involving their corpus callosums.

If not, though, we do think the terms we described at first would be a good place to start. Rest assured, you do not need to be fully separated or fully plural in order to belong in the plural community. We hope you can find what you're looking for and can one day feel a sense of belonging within our spaces just the way you are. We also do have a positivity post for plural singlets - we’ll link it here:

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besides myself, i have this sort of aspect of a dude who exists within me? from what i can tell, he doesn’t talk nor has factors of a complete distinct consciousness away from my own. it’s difficult to explain, but it feels like we are both taking the wheel that is my brain. At times, it just feels like me driving, or sometimes i feel like i am in the third person POV watching Him control some extent of me. Of course, i have full consciousness and control all the time, but .. in that particular moments, it feels like he is actually the one moving me around and i am viewing. (sorry if thats confusing wording, because i have no way to describe it clearly lol)

sometimes i can physically sense/feel him within my headspace when i am solely at the front. i just know he exists as some kind of aspect of myself, with SOME separate traits away from me. Like a facet. i do have large mental shifts and emotional shifts that differ from regular ‘me’, that i know must be him. it feels he is guiding me around sometimes, in a subconscious, mental kind of way. the only factor of separation i can feel is when he is in my headspace, as a complete different being. but when he ‘fronts’, its less distinctive at times… it gets confusing who is where.

sometimes its not me or him, and nobody is at the front. its kinda.. weird…. Its a very blurry thing and hard to describe xd. i just needed to tell anybody. apologies if any part is confusing, i can’t explain it any better..

I genuinely don't know what this situation could be, although I'd definitely say there's some trauma involved in this. I would suggest looking on pluralpedia for an answer 😅