#polyminds

So far I haven’t seen any polyminds claiming to be plural, but moreso a collective of selfstates or subpersonalities that have been given roles to better understand the self. Not like… larping being a system.

This is a genuine question so please don’t be an ass if you reply 😭 both anti and pro (and neutral) opinions are very welcome as, again, this is a genuine question and I’m curious to see what other people think. Like I said, this is new to me, so I’m just seeking more clarity on the situation.

Polyminds can't be spreading misinformation about systems/dissociative disorders because they aren't systems and they aren't claiming to have CDDs.

Claiming polyminds are harming themselves by "purposefully dissociating their identity" is simultaneously perpetuating stigma against CDDs and ignoring the struggles the individual you're invalidating is going through that led them to this experience.

On that last note, ISF exists. And its OKAY that it is similar to how cdd systems present. Because cdd systems form. To help. You cope. Richard Schwartz noticed that verbally separating parts of someone's identity in to functional labels can not only help with emotional regulation and increase self empathy, but help identify past traumas and current struggles the individual might be overlooking due to high stress and emotional repression. The goal is the eventual collecting of these parts into one healed whole. Polyminds are using this framework to survive, cope, and heal where they have no other tools available. It's not the business of the system community to police their mental health and how they choose to verbalize their experiences.

Polyminds are not ripping off fictives by naming their parts after characters. Period. Everybody introjects. And if you can't see how someone, especially a traumatized or neurodivergent person, might feel comforted or empowered by representing a part of themselves by a character they love/relate to idk what to do with you. (This one really gets me going, y'all gotta stop being so gatekeepy puh-lease.)

If youre offended by the existence of polyminds its because youre approaching the situation in bad faith or with a chronic lack of information and a foolhardy attitude. You are the problem.

Rant over. If ur mad, get better opinions and please block me on your way out </3

"They steal from systems!" polymindence is not and never was based off alters.

"They wanna be systems!" polyminds explicitly say they're not systems.

"They're endos!" trauma based polyminds exist and polyminds aren't systems, so they can't be endogenic in the first place.

I'd know. Don't worry.

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