As awareness of plurality continues to spread online, that also means more and more people will realize they are plural. And unfortunately, there will be a response from certain gatekeepy exclusionist types, who will push back against these newfound systems and insist on invalidating them. They’ll insist they’re just hopping on a trend, or just fooling themselves, or whatever other justification they can make up to maintain the idea that being plural is extremely rare and being plural means suffering for it.
Don’t fall for it. Being plural presents challenges and difficulties without question, but being plural also can bring joys and clarity that weren’t possible otherwise. Being plural can be hard, and it can be beautiful.
No two systems present and function exactly the same ways. No two systems are plural for the exact same reasons. So we can’t expect there to be an absolute common trait present in every system. So any attempt to weed out the “fakers” is pointless and malicious.
If someone believes themself to be plural, they have good reason to. No further “proof” needed. If someone comes to us believing themself to be plural, we will help them along without critique or question. And above all we will be happy for them. Even if someday they realize they aren’t plural, that process of being allowed to question and experiment is so important, and they should be allowed to do so regardless of where they end up.
Plurality is a spectrum that encompasses a vast swathe of experiences and outlooks. It can be difficult to reckon with, which is why community is so vital. And as that community online grows and becomes more and more visible, we should all do our part, systems and singlets, to make sure these newfound systems feel safe, seen, and welcome.
Shout out to people who are plural for "weird reasons"
Loneliness
Internet access
Illness
"everyday stress"
Bullying
Emotionally unavailable parents
Hoarding
Poverty
Gaslighting
Psychosis
Drug use
Perceived risk of abuse (no active abuse)
Neurodivergency
"gifted kid"
Lying
Etc.
You are just as valid as those with textbook traumas and we love you <3
- Tobie
Sometimes being a system is "yes this one person has been fronting alone for the past five hours"
And sometimes it's "there's like 13 people near front and god knows which one of them is actually in control of the body right now"
Hey! We’ve got a headmate who’s still coming together and could use some help finishing up. They don’t really have any preferences, but they want to be inspired by the song ‘The Whole Being Dead Thing’ from Beetlejuice—just the song, not the characters.
If it’s not your thing or you can’t help, no worries! Have an awesome day! :)
Yes I can! :D
change anything you don’t like, and be sure to tell me what you think! :) I’m looking to improve and want your feedback
Name: Aeron, Donn, Hades, Hel, Odin.
nicknames: The Dead One
Honorifics: The Dead, The Guide
pronouns: He/him❣️ they/them❣️ They/them❣️ he/him❣️ dead/deads/deadself❣️ zom/bie❣️ chaos/chaos’s/chaosself❣️ attack/helicopter❣️ (see antigender in gender)
typing quirks: using forms of punctuation incorrectly, often being sarcastic even if it’s to no benefit of them, just to annoy people.
gender: Demiboy🧟, livingdeadboycorpse🧟 https://pin.it/4KP0uLLct , deadboy🧟 https://pin.it/2eOPMCnPb , Rotgender🧟 https://pin.it/3agoVfMAZ , genderbouffon🧟 https://pin.it/ZnSoMSNt7 , Villochaotic🧟 https://pin.it/1GpQJ3au5 , Antigender🧟 https://pin.it/1yK2CIjtZ , Chaosgender🧟 https://pin.it/7npxEvVEG , Questioning🧟
orientation: aceflux❣️ https://pin.it/6j8eqm00k
species: Ghost/Spectre, shapeshifter
age: Forever 26
personality: Chaos incarnate, sarcastic, hyperactive, silly, larger than life, often extreme, but easygoing. Surprisingly helpful when they need to be.
quirks: chews on everything they own. Cannot be trusted around scissors. Can be found rotating like a plate in the microwave when there is nothing else for dead to do. Shifts forms constantly, even if it’s just minor changes.
likes: Snakes, reptiles, and creepy crawlies.
dislikes: People who try to stop his chaos.
role: Aggressor🧟 https://pluralpedia.org/w/Aggressor , Contrarian advisor🧟 https://pluralpedia.org/w/Contrarian_Advisor , chaosnaut🧟 https://pluralpedia.org/w/Chaosnaut , internal self helper🧟 https://pluralpedia.org/w/Internal_Self_Helper , therapist🧟 https://pluralpedia.org/w/Therapist
sign off: 🧟❣️
actually you know what . appreciation post bc as a traumagenic system who splits involuntarily, frequently, and with a lot of less developed alters, i look up tulpamancy and willogenic practices and it helps US !!! it helps those nondeveloped headmates to feel more like people!!! so!!!!! thank you for that!!!
NO SYSCOURSE ON THIS POST ILL KILLLL YOUUUU
As a rule of thumb, don't reblog donation posts or people asking for donations unless they've been vetted and reblogged by Palestinian bloggers. We usually go to lengths to verify this shit because we know scammers have been faking to get people to send them money, using the urgency of our genocide as bait.
It's disgusting this is what we're dealing with, but people are losing money because of some truly evil people out there.
Accounts don't just randomly spring up on tumblr without gofundmes while asking for someone to help them create a campaign. Fuck out of here with that shit.
Am I the only cisautistic that actually thinks transautistics are really cool? Like people want my exact neurotype and are interested in what makes me tick? Awesome. Guys we should hang out some time :) I can give you passing tips /gen
This is literally so system coded
Splitting much??? 👀👀👀
@funnier-as-a-system
i wonder how they're doing now...
Since Plural Pride Day and Moon Landing Day fall on the same date, I have decided that the Moon is plural. Yep, that's right. The Moon is a median system and each of her phases is a different headmate. Aren't we all so lucky to have a celebrity so open and proud to be herself and show off all her headmates' individual styles? We should appreciate her more
Name: Alia, Britta, Cyrus, Dree, Karla
Honorifics: Warrior, Bodygaurd
pronouns: she/her they/them They/Them She/Her she🩸/her🩸 they🩸/them🩸 she🛡️/her🛡️ they🛡️/them🛡️ 🩸/🩸s/🩸self 🛡️/🛡️s/🛡️self strong/strongs/strongself
typing quirks: short and to the point
gender: Paragirl🛡️ https://pin.it/yApsZeHRk , horrorangel🛡️ https://pin.it/5N7zsVIuF , Vulcuric🛡️ https://pin.it/6hztdUkQ6 , angrysongic🛡️ https://pin.it/51rd8FdRs, voidwound🛡️ https://pin.it/7gqYDQjRf ,
orientation: Lithoromantic🩸 https://pin.it/2XqTAiUNF , Nebulasexual🩸 https://pin.it/5UFQ6qvJF , Caligosexual🩸 https://pin.it/4HCov1IpH ,
other identity: Scarenvyic🛡️ https://pin.it/6YRBJ5ESm , humanish🛡️ https://pin.it/4qk1aM4cy
species: Unique species, nonhuman
age: 27
personality: Mature, wise, close-guarded, quick to anger, hard to calm down.
quirks: swishing her tails when angry, ears twitching when she’s amused.
likes: Daggers, butterfly knives, dual blades, big need for these things.
dislikes: most everyone
role: Auxiliary Protector🩸 https://pluralpedia.org/w/Auxiliary_Protector , Avenger🩸 https://pluralpedia.org/w/Avenger , Defensor🩸 https://pluralpedia.org/w/Defensor , Dvalen🩸 https://pluralpedia.org/w/Dvalen
sign off: 🛡️🩸
Headmate adopt/dump, I do take requests :) Also apparently I coin terms now :,)Minor safe DNI: Anti-radqueers, I'm not radqueer myself nor do I agree with every belief they have but I do use some radqueer terminology and am a practicing tulpamancer/system.
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