Plurality
The foxes of the forest |
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|---|---|
| Alter | Description |
| Vivian (she/her) Red Fox  |
Of the foxes, she tends to deal with the majority of day-to-day stuff She isn't the original, she's not the core, she's not the "true self". None of us are any of those things. She's just the one who handles a lot of the stuff we all have to do |
| Grey (they/them) Red Fox  |
Splits the work of many day-to-day tasks with Vivian Sometimes goes by Void or Vi Has difficulties sharing and processing emotions Had a stronger presence in the past |
| Misty (she/her) Gray Fox Kit  |
Generally soft spoken, tries to leave most adult tasks to the others Often more open with emotions and being silly than the rest of the alters. If we're acting particularly silly or scared, it's likely Misty you're speaking with Tends to be very open about current emotions Often quite little |
| Red (she/her) Red Fox Kit  |
Very shy, struggles with speech |
| The other creatures of the forest | |
|---|---|
| Alter | Description |
| Sandra (she/her) Blue jay  |
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 |
| Crow (they/she) Crow  |
Deals with emotions through repression and disconnection Tries to keep us safe Often co-fronts with Grey |
| Drone (it/they/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 |
We're all comfortable being referred to as Vivian
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
When speaking to us, you can just refer to us as a singular entity, Vivian, she/they
All we ask is that you act like a normal person about my plurality. If you're just going to psychoanalyze us or 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
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 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