Plurality
We have always been plural
From our youngest memories, we have been segmented internally. There was never a singular self, there was always a plurality of self
These thoughts were not intrusions, they were not seen as foreign. All voices have their place, they are not outsiders, there is no delusion present
We occupy different states at different times. We lose track of our thoughts and snap into states where we feel distant from the emotions we felt a moment before
This is plurality
The foxes of the forest |
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|---|---|
| Alter | Description |
| Vivian (she/her) Red Fox  Art by Navi |
Of the foxes, she tends to deal with the majority of day-to-day stuff Tends to front the most often. Handles a lot of our idle tasks and thoughts throughout the day Sometimes somewhat little |
| Grey (they/she) Red Fox  Art by Daisy Universe |
Splits the work of many day-to-day tasks with Vivian Masks far more, usually ignores own feelings Deals with most professional things Sometimes somewhat little |
| Melody (she/her) Red Fox  |
Very shy, has a stutter Like all of us, but especially pronounced in her, is not human Always very little |
| Those who take care of the foxes | |
|---|---|
| Alter | Description |
| Sandra (she/her) Blue jay  Artwork by CHNLDiVR |
Tends to handle most professional tasks when the others are non-functional Pushes forward everyone to be the most they can be, encourages euphoria and exploration Tries her best to take care of the foxes when they're feeling smaller, especially Melody |
| Crow (they/she) Crow  |
Deals with strong emotions through repression and disconnection Doesn't enjoy processing emotions, tends to avoid it unless its necessary Tries to keep us safe |
| Drone (it/she) Drone  |
Flexible personality, wavers and changes They wear many names, but they are a Drone Deals with and/or helps out with many tasks that the foxes find boring and monotonous Enjoys exploring hyperfixations Mostly monotone speech unless it needs to pretend to be Vivian |
| That which lays between and beneath | |
|---|---|
| The Void (it/its) Undefined  |
"I am the shiver that goes down our spine, I am the words that block themselves out, I am that which is only seen when not, I am nothing, and yet, I exist" Remnants and pieces of things not remembered. We try our best to be kind to it |
We're all comfortable being referred to as Vivian
All we ask is that you act like a normal person about my plurality. If you're just going to psychoanalyze us, demand we tell you about our trauma, or just tell us we're weird, we'd rather not speak to you.
We're happy to clarify and answer questions, just don't do it in excess, and be respectful.
We have placed this on our website to spread awareness of plurality, help to normalize and destigmatize it, and to soothe our own anxieties regarding it. We encourage others to explore these feelings in themselves.
The mind is complicated. There is no central sense of self contained in any part of the mind. It is a fragmented mess of neurons that are loosly hooked together. Everyone has some level of fragmentation, because the mind is inherently separate parts in communication. For anyone to consider themselves fully and absolutely singular is laughable from a physical viewpoint
Most arguments against plurality and DID collapse when one recognizes the disorder of DID/OSDD-1 is dissociation, not multiplicity
Some people simply are plural, the same way that some people simply are transgender, or cisgender, or gay, or straight, or singular
Any attempt to "cure" plurality is conversion therapy
A few comics that we've come to enjoy that've helped us in understanding ourselves are cuteosphere's brain bunnies' comics, gray/Dupe's Folie a Dupe, Plain or Simple, and their other comics, and the comics from a carousel of animals
You can read up a bit more on the concept of plurality here and here