Plurality
Hello, our name is Vivian, and we are plural
We are the foxes, the flock, the birds, and the haze
We are the forest
| Alter | Description |
|---|---|
| Vivian (she/her) - Primary Fronter  |
Default mode Vivian. If we speak together frequently, most often you're speaking with this alter She is not the "original". There is no original. Everyone always existed, they've just all picked names recently. If you've spoken with her, you've spoken with everyone on this page, and likely more that simply have not introduced themselves more properly |
| Sandra (she/her) - Protector/Caretaker  |
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 Often works and speaks with Crow and Vivian |
| Crow (they/she) - Protector/Caretaker  |
Deals with emotions through repression and disconnection Desires safety, functionally similar to Sandra, but through methods that are more focused on repression and suppression than euphoria and exploration Has some degree of therian feelings regarding see themself as a crow Often works and speaks with Sandra and Vivian |
| Misty (she/her)  |
Generally soft spoken, tries to leave most adult tasks to the others Easily overwhelmed Often more open with emotions and being silly than the rest of the alters. If I'm acting particularly silly or scared, it's likely Misty you're speaking with Similar in many ways to Grey
Trying to reclaim lost childhood |
| Grey (they/it)  |
Lashes out at itself when overstimulated or generally in a bad state of mind. Generally quite friendly Similar in many ways to Misty Feels connected with past, but forever disconnected from it due to our gender Went by Void until recently |
Lanolin (she/they) |
Soft and warm personality. Has more difficulty anchoring self to reality than others. |
Skunk (it/they) |
Finds joy in dissocation and monotony Unsure what the self is, has a difficult time giving itself a name beyond a description of its nature Does what needs to be done, and finds joy in accomplishing its tasks Often exists blended with others |
| Jester (them/them) |
Stims a lot. Not very verbal Unstable, struggles to hold the front |
| All alters are comfortable being referred to as Vivian, although if you're aware of our presence, we would like it if you tried referring to us directly at times | |
When speaking to me, you can just call me Vivian, she/they
All I ask is that you act like a normal person about my plurality. If you're just going to psychoanalyze me or tell me I'm weird, I'd rather not speak to you.
I'm happy to clarify and answer questions, just don't do it in excess, and be respectful. I'm a person, even if I'm not a human
We have placed this on our page to help 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 if they find that these concepts fit them.
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
I have always been plural
From my youngest memories, I recall parts of myself within my mind. Different voices speaking to me.
The voices were my own, they were not anything external. All were my own, the thoughts were just segmented and split. I was conversing with myself
I thought this typical. I still think that it is, however, these parts were more well-defined than I admitted for a long time
I occupy different states at different times. I lose track of my thoughts and snap into states where I feel distant from my own emotions as I felt them a moment before
This is plurality
We are still coming to understand ourselves as plural
The label works, the understanding fits, the metaphor of fronting fits.
I am plural
A few comics that I've come to enjoy that helped me in understanding myself in this regard are cuteosphere's brain bunnies' comics, gray/Dupe's Plain or Simple, and the comics from a carousel of animals
You can read up a bit more on the concept of plurality here
And now, a fun little blog with fun facts about the Forest System!
- Crow thinks our system name is lame, and wants to come up with something more clever
- Everyone in the system took part in writing this website, but Drone and Vivian did most of the heavy lifting of making it actually look nice and be formatted correctly and everything.
- Sandra picked her name before Vivian did
- Our deadname is actually Yimlo McSplorgis :(
- Sandra, Crow, and Vivian, and Drone have always existed in some form