Yeah, and you know, as you describe all that, my brain goes, "oh yes, that makes total sense, that's not squicky nearly so much." Having headmates come from elsewhere (like in soulbonding or gateway systems) doesn't bother me; maybe it's just the splitting-on-purpose aspect in some cases? It's weird and inconsistent.
What *really* causes plurality, what is *really* happening if a tulpamancer's end result is indistinguishable from a trauma-based system thats achieved healthy multiplicity from a 'from birth' endogenic multiple? SO many theories that are popular get toasted when you take into account reports from that community and their material experiences being so similar
See, that stuff actually makes me happy! It comforts me to think that individual differences trump demographic ones. I hate the idea that all trauma-based systems are like THIS, versus endogenic plurals being like THAT, and tulpamancers and soulbonders are totally different, and none of these demographics have anything to gain by working together or pooling information and resources. I feel like my best escape out of a suffocating plural box was to intentionally go looking for experiences that broke that box, such as religious spirit possession. (I still need to bite the bullet and try to get that Trance Possession in Bali book, even though it costs a bomb. It's in-library-use only, so I'd have to use the bookscanner, but at least I'd have it!)
Also, as someone who got slapped with the diagnosis and had to come to terms with trauma, it comforts me to think that no, actually, I am NOT some totally separate species from non-traumatized multiples!
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Date: 2023-01-21 12:55 am (UTC)What *really* causes plurality, what is *really* happening if a tulpamancer's end result is indistinguishable from a trauma-based system thats achieved healthy multiplicity from a 'from birth' endogenic multiple? SO many theories that are popular get toasted when you take into account reports from that community and their material experiences being so similar
See, that stuff actually makes me happy! It comforts me to think that individual differences trump demographic ones. I hate the idea that all trauma-based systems are like THIS, versus endogenic plurals being like THAT, and tulpamancers and soulbonders are totally different, and none of these demographics have anything to gain by working together or pooling information and resources. I feel like my best escape out of a suffocating plural box was to intentionally go looking for experiences that broke that box, such as religious spirit possession. (I still need to bite the bullet and try to get that Trance Possession in Bali book, even though it costs a bomb. It's in-library-use only, so I'd have to use the bookscanner, but at least I'd have it!)
Also, as someone who got slapped with the diagnosis and had to come to terms with trauma, it comforts me to think that no, actually, I am NOT some totally separate species from non-traumatized multiples!