Useful Community-Made Articles and Essays
History Articles
| Title | Category | Notes | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
LB Lee's Quick n Dirty Plural History |
general community |
History of the plural community. Alt link is a video on the same. |
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A Partial History of Plural Self-Advocacy |
advocacy |
History of the plural community |
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A Brief History of the Use of 'System' in non-DID Space |
word use |
History of the term system |
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Origin of Endogenic System and Traumagenic System Terminology |
word use |
Origins on the words endogenic and traumagenic from the coiner of the terms. |
System Skills
| Title | Category | Notes | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
Tulpa Creation Guides |
tulpamancy, headmate creation, masterpost |
Masterpost of tulpamancy guides |
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The Tulpanomicon |
tulpamancy, headmate creation, communication, switching, parallel processing |
One of the most popular and well-known tulpamancy guides. |
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Tulpamancy: Guide Into the Strange and Wonderful |
tulpamancy, headmate creation, communication, switching, parallel processing |
Full guide on tulpamancy |
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Staying Present By Claire of “Ben and Claire” |
tulpamancy, coconciousness |
How to learn to front and be cocon longer |
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Verples Switching Guide |
tulpamancy, switching |
Switching guide |
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ShinyuuWolfy's Switching Guide |
tulpamancy, switching |
switching guide |
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Bloodykitten's Switching Guide |
tulpamancy, switching |
switching guide |
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Malfael's Guide to Switching |
tulpamancy, switching |
switching guide |
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Selfawarebot's Switching guide |
tulpamancy, switching |
switching guide |
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Feathersong switching guide |
switching |
Switching guide |
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Switching - Within |
switching |
switching guide |
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plural.systems switching post |
switching |
switching guide |
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Tulpa Switching Guide by Félix Chaosys |
switching |
switching guide |
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Guide on how to switch by Fuliam |
switching |
switching guide |
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Switching Characteristics |
switching |
Old list of symptoms that may mean one has switched |
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Abvieon's Guide to Parallel Processing |
tulpamancy, parallel processing |
parallel processing guide |
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Let's Talk Partial Possession |
tulpamancy, cofronting, parallel processing, possession |
Guide on learning partial possession/a specific flavor of co-fronting, has skills to learn parallel processing. |
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Possession: By a Tulpa, for Tulpas |
tulpamancy, cofronting, possession |
Guide on learning possession/a specific flavor of switching from the perspective of the tulpa. |
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Felights' Fronting Fundamentals | Possession & Switching Guide |
switching, possession, co-fronting |
Guide on switching and possession. Comes from the perspective that one cannot make memory without inhabiting the 'I' |
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Possession Explained (gude) by Piano Soul |
possession, co-fronting |
Guide on possession |
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Possession by Yuki |
possession, co-fronting |
Guide on possession |
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The Muscle Memory by HumbleGlow |
possession, co-fronting |
Guide on possession |
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Practice possession easily by playing Simon by GreenWissy |
possession, co-fronting |
Guide on possession |
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Possession via Dissociation |
possession, co-fronting |
Guide on possession |
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Small Worlds, Contained Inside-Visualization Guide |
headspace |
Headspace building |
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Making Your Own Wonderland Or Headspace |
headspace, masterpost |
Guide on making a headspace, may not work for all systems |
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Wonderland: Tips, Tricks, And Basics For Hosts |
headspace |
Headspace tutorial |
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Let's Talk: Headspaces |
headspace |
Talks about misconceptions regarding headspace |
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Tips for Managing Triggers When *YOU* Choose to Process |
trauma |
On managing triggers, tangental to plural experience |
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A technique to defer body memories |
trauma |
On managing flashbacks |
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Handling Overwhelm |
trauma, coping |
On managing overwhelm, exactly what it says on the tin |
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Comprehensive resource: Why writing to communicate with alters works so great and bullet journaling in 2022 with a dissociative identity disorder System |
journalling, personal |
Talks about why journalling about plural things is a good idea by using themselves as an example, gives some examples of things they journal about |
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Get to really know your alters with this easy list |
system mapping |
List of identity bits that one can fill out to help learn more about an alter |
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Multiplicity – Mapping your system |
system mapping |
Gives instruction on how to start in on mapping your system |
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Memory Work Essays Index |
masterpost, memory work, amnesia, trauma |
A masterpost of memory work resources and advice |
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How to Survive in a Strange World After Sliding into an Alternate Timeline |
walk-ins, fictives, exomemories |
guide for walk-ins and other headmates with exomemories |
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In-System Conflict Guide |
Persecutors, headmate conflict |
Guide on how to manage conflicts with those in your system |
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I Think We’re Alone Now |
dormancy |
A checklist of things to do when a headmate goes missing. Does not go over the possibility of integration, walk-ins walking-out, or ego death but otherwise fairly thorough. |
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NoneFromHell's Three task tulpa revitalization exercise |
domancy, coconsciousness |
An exercise to help stave off dormancy and improve coconsciousness |
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Supporting a System Member with Exotrauma |
exotrauma, coping, trauma |
Post on how to support a system member that has traumatic memories that did not happen to the body |
Other
| Title | Category | Notes | Link | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Multiple by oakling |
101 |
Old introductory essay |
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Dissociative Identity Disorder (thing) by oakling |
101 |
Old introductory essay |
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What to do when you think you might be multiple |
101, questioning |
for newbies |
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DID/MPD Defined In My Own Words |
101, DID, BPD |
A Old 101 Defining DID from the writer's perspective. Talks about MPD being redefined as DID being a good thing in the authors opinion. Also talks about some kinds of dissociation and argues that BPD and DID have a strong connection. Some dated information about DID. |
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Living, Together: A Singlet's Guide To Plural Allyship |
for singlets, 101 |
A 101 aimed at singlets on what plurality is and how to support plural folks |
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How Do I Know If My Imaginary Friend Is Sentient? |
questioning |
A post on how to tell if an imaginary friend is actually a headmate or not |
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Quiz Are You a Multiple? |
questioning |
List of questions to ask yourself if you think you might be multiple. Old and not comprehensive |
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Plural Questioning and Discovery Help |
101, questioning |
A plural questioning page, divided by section. |
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Old Plurality Resource Dictionary |
glossary |
Archived old dictionary of plural terms. |
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Glossary - Plural Related Terms |
glossary |
Old archived dictionary of plural terms |
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The Significant Other's Guide To Dissociative Identity Disorder |
101, for singlets |
Rather dated guide for singlet significant others of those with DID. Features some incorrect, dated, and all-or-nothing information about DID, usual clinical view. Assumes gender of the loved one with DID. Still has value as a general guide. |
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"But multiplicity isnt real" |
rebuttals |
for singlets, persuasive essay |
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Many Authors One Body |
101, personal |
Article talking about being plural and an author. Coming out essay. |
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States of Being |
101, personal |
Personal essay on being multiple, alternate source cannot be found, note disclaimer on Astrea. |
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Reading the Original Theory of Structural Dissociation |
review, analysis, tosd |
A analysis of the ToSD |
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Deconstructing Structural Dissociation |
review, rebuttals, analysis, tosd |
A concrit of the ToSD |
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Past Plurals: Sandra J. Hocking and Company |
review, analysis, commentary |
A review of the book Living With Your Selves: a survival manual for people with multiple personalities by Sandra J. Hocking and Company |
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Why the Theory of Structural Dissociation is Ablest |
rebuttals, analysis, tosd |
A concrit of the ToSD |
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DID Brain Pattern Study doesn't measure up |
rebuttals, analysis |
Talks about how the MRI study for DID isn't very good |
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The Sorority's Talking Back to Tumblr series |
essay, antipsych, rebuttals |
A series of essays about psychiatry as religion and about multiplicity myths and how the two intersect |
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Help For Littles |
masterpost, littles, tangental resources |
A bunch of links to things that may be of use or interest to those with littles. Very mixed bag of resources- some intended specifically for headmates and some not. |
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Tulpa Switching Experiences Study |
community poll, tulpamancy, switching, analysis |
switching experiences study |
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Plurality as Protrayed in Cyberpunk 2077 and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 |
review |
Review of plurality shown in XC2 and Cyberpunk, comparing and contrasting the protrayals in both |
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DOOM PATROLLS, 14. Truddi Chase |
review |
Review of Doom Patrol in the context of plurality, with some stuff on Truddi Chase |
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Endogenic Proof Masterlist by Plural Anomaly |
masterlist, discourse |
masterlist for the syscourse |
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Flights of Fantasy by Decode |
soulbonding |
soulbonding essay |
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Soulbonding by Raincrystal |
soubonding, essay |
Talks about how soulbonding isnt always spiritual |
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Soulbonding? by Shaytar |
soulbonding, essay, personal |
Talks about the personal experience of a spritual plural and how their experience and soulbonding differ a bit |
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Rebekka's rant on Soulbonding |
soulbonding, essay, discourse |
Mildly rude essay about ancient drama in the soulbonding and the plural communities |
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Soulbond Sense |
soulbonding, essay |
Essay about kinds of soulbonding experiences and differences with other kinds of plurals |
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Gateways by Pagmies |
endogenic, essay |
Mixed origin beliefs essay from 2008, mentions of non trauma multiples |
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Lessons Learned from a Year Listening to the Fictional Octopus in My Head |
endogenic, nondisordered |
Article from someone who was temporarily plural |
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Likely Origin of “Tulpamancy is Cultural Appropriation” |
tulpamancy, discourse |
Debunking the 'tulpamancy is cultural apropriation' claim and has speculation on where it comes from. |
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Debunking 'Tulpamancy is cultual apropriation' claims |
tulpamancy, discourse |
Debunking the 'tulpamancy is cultural apropriation' claim |
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I am a Tibetan Buddhist with an emanation (Tulpa) AMA + Introduction |
tulpa, discourse, endogenic |
A tibetian buddhist with a tulpa weighs in on the community in the replies and is fine with tulpamancers doing their thing |
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Untitled post by Solipsitful |
discourse, endogenic, professional recognition |
One system's experience of a professional validating their endogenic experience and endogenic systems as a whole |
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The Selves Advocacy Case For Plurality By Inmara Ktletaccete Fenumera |
personal, framework, text, nondisordered, endogenic |
Several framework proposals for plurality, plus personal experiences. |
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Soulbonding Essays |
masterpost, soulbonding, personal |
Small collecton of old soulbonding essays |
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Pavilion Library |
masterpost |
Small collection of old plural-related essays |
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This Is Why They Are Compared |
rebuttals, discourse |
An infographic explaining why system gatekeepers are compared to transmeds by some people |
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Portrait of a Hydra |
median, personal |
Personal essay on being median |
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Experiences of Medianhood |
median, personal |
Personal essay on being median |
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Median Talk |
median, personal |
Personal essay on being median, alternate souce cannot be found, note disclaimer on Astrea. |
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Subsystems: Systems Within Systems |
subsystem, personal |
Defines what a subsystem is and then details their experience with it |
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Plurality: Subsystems |
subsystem | Informational article on what subsystems are, the author's framework on kinds of subsystems, how to identify a subsystem, and the author's own experience |
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Multiplicity Is Natural |
rebuttals, nondisordered, endogenic |
Asserts multiplicity can be found outside of dissociative disorder and be endogenic. Astrea is original source, note disclaimer on Astrea. |
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An Exploration of Plurality, Simulation Theory And Human Cognition |
endogenic, essay, framework, nondisordered |
Essay on plurality outside of DID/OSDD |
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Full Merging, Unification, Alter Integration — Terminology, Controversy, & Issues |
integration |
Kinhost article on Final Fusion, goes over the contriversies |
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Integration? |
integration, persuasive |
A therapist and a DID system talk about integration not being a requirement |
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Plural: On being Integrated |
integration, personal |
One person's experience of temporary integration |
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Brainchildren -- Multiple Personality Disorder |
word use |
2001 article on mpd that uses the word 'fictive', but unlike how its used in plural spaces. Not really that much actually about plurality. |
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The Plural Bill of Rights |
empowerment |
List of rights you have as a system |
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Exotrauma discourse post |
exotrauma, rebuttals, discourse |
Old community discourse around the validity of the term exotrauma, post vaildates it as a term |
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Exotrauma coining post |
exotrauma, coinage |
coining post for the word exotrauma |
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Speaking for Ourselves: A Newsletter by, for, and About People With Multiple Personalities |
newsletter |
A archived newsletter for those with MPD, includes poetry, artwork, QnA, and other articles. Some dated information. Some notable points include a multiple who talks about how she disclosed multiplicity to her kids, a multiple who rejects full integration and had a therapist be ok with it, and a lot of talk about the logistics of listing support groups in the newsletter. |