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❤are you medically recognised/diagnosed? if not, do you plan to? (no judgement either way!)

🧡if you are comfortable sharing, what is your headcount? do you keep track of it?

💛do you switch frequently or do you go longer periods between switching?

💚does your system have introjects of any kind?

💙do you have any subsystems?

💜who are your frequent fronters?

🤎do you have any non-human alters? if yes, which species are they?

🖤do you make/buy gifts to other alters in the system?

🤍does the taste in music vary a lot between different alters?

🔴does your system have any type of in system relationships? (familial, romantic, platonic etc.)

🟠how much amnesia do you experience?

🟡do you experience black out amnesia?

🟢what does switching feel like for you? does it vary between alters?

🔵do you experience quick switches or does it take longer to switch usually?

🟣do you get frontstuck often? what do you do to try to get 'un-stuck'?

🟤do you ever not notice you've switched, and suddenly realise that 'you haven't been you' for a while?

⚫can you switch 'on command" or is that something that is hard for your system? does it depend on the alter?

⚪do you have a headspace? if yes, describe it! if no, do you want one?

🟥how easily accessed is your headspace? (If you have one)

🟧is there a place in your headspace where dormant alters go?

🟨do alters have their own rooms/areas in your headspace?

🟩is your headspace big, or smaller? is it complex/less complex?

🟦do you have specific alters that cannot access headspace at all?

🟪did you have to build your headspace over time, or was it just there?

🟫how did you pick your system name?

⬛how does your system handle in system disagreements in general?

⬜is there anyone specific in your system you don't get along with?

❤️‍🔥are you 'out' as a system to anyone? (online friends/partners etc. count!)

❤️‍🩹how good is your communication with the rest of the system? does it vary much between different alters?

I notice a lot of comic diaries choose to use a typeface for their text, which is okay, but if you’re posting a comic diary that is also meant to help YOU process your thoughts and emotions, consider writing it out physically if you have the means.

All great comments and advice! Journaling is a really useful and important tool to processing ANY kind of thoughts and emotions! A typed journal is perfectly fine, but it’s not going to lead to as many revelations and breakthroughs for most people. If it works for you, that’s wonderful, but I encourage everyone to try writing by hand!

My therapist has been begging me to do it for a long time, which originally I avoided because I didn’t realize that journaling can be ANYTHING. Had a bad day? Write about it. Had a weird feeling about something that you’re not sure about? Write about it. Had a great day? Write about it. Had something make you really happy? Write about it! “It” can be anything from a weird little bug to your favorite character!

“Write about it” doesn’t even need to mean anything specific or consistent. You can draw, you can make lists, you can write a bunch of unconnected words that relate to the experience, you can write long essays or short blurbs. From stickmen to mind maps, journal however YOU want to journal!

The physical act of handwriting helps to connect various parts of your brain as it activates more cognitive processes than typing. This can lead not only to better understanding of yourself (whether that be a single self or multiple selves or one divided into parts) but also better understanding of the people around you! You don’t need to give anyone grace in a private journal, it’s for you after all, but you may find yourself coming to a better understanding of why others may have done things that will help you manage your own feelings as well as your relationships with those people.