One thing that makes me feel non legitimate as a system is my alters' reluctance to front with other ppl (especially singlets) n anyway today legitimacy boost in therapy when we did EMDR.
So like again on toxic shame Raven fronted n talked to the therapist and it was a smooth voluntary switch so i watched from cocon as he was experiencing the bodily feelings associated to fear/shame n doing the processing.
N like i noticed his mannerisms in that situation are very different from mine (no eye contact at all, bowing head, breathing much shallower) and i know it came from the anxiety of that emotion so hes not always like that- but still bc at some point he said something i didnt agree with so i let the processing (eye movement) finish and then i took the body again to say this doesnt reflect my opinion- bc my psych couldnt tell this was necessarily Raven and not me so its not everybodys feeling like that- and i noticed i could behave completely differently and though i felt the physical sensations still emotionally i felt fine and all.
EMDR is rlly wild tbh wtf.
- Volia(/Raven)













