Q & A 2

Last updated: 04 March 2021 11:39am
Reason for update: Added more Q & A
One who updated: Kalif
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Q. What information is shared in your system? and who sees this information? How is this information shared?
A. Not all information is shared with all in our system. In our system, remember that every system is different, we have notes. These notes are colour coded, the name of the colour is also written on them, as some in our system are colour-blind. They use the "traffic light" system. Green notes are standard notes, that are left for those who front to read, these are non-urgent. Amber notes are notes, that are deemed necessary for others in our system to know, but not all. Red notes are deemed Urgent. It is information that all in our system should know. This way, those who do not front, are not given information that do not apply to them. For example, in the Green notes, there is information on how to work the television, the oven etc. There is no point in sharing such information with those who do not front, as this does not apply to them. 

Q. Your system is very male dominant, is there a reason for this? Has Bunny ever felt like she should have been male?
A. Through talking with other systems, we have come to an understanding regarding this. The body has PCOS, one of the symptoms of that is increased testosterone in the body. It is thought that because of this, this is the reason why our system has a lot of males in it. To answer the second question, no, Bunny has never felt as if she should have been born male. 

Q. A lot of you seem to have shared skills, yet other systems don't a lot of share skills. Why is this?
A. Firstly, every system is different. At the time of writing this, our system has been active for around 40 years. We have had a lot of time, to get things organised. Those who front have shared skills. For example, we can all cook, bake, and knit. We do have other shared skills, and some are better at the shared skills than others. 

DID Dinosaur!

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One who updated: Bunny
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As a system we love dinosaurs, and the stegosaurus is our favourite.  One of our system friends drew us a Dinosaur! 

The stegosaurus of Dissociative Identity Disorder, we love this dinosaur SO much! We thought it was worth sharing with you all.

Who would I have talked to?

Last updated: 9 March 2021 9:25am
Reason for update: To amend answer to last question
One who updated: Bunny
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Last night (25 Jan 21), questions about our system were asked. Mainly people were asking, "who would I have talked to?" Some have said that they felt that some of my replies, and/or tweets didn't sound like me. A system meeting was held earlier this morning, to discuss how best to answer these questions. This is the resulting blog post, and it is a bit of a long one.

Dietary/Nutrition 
As a system we are Vegetarian, with some who are Vegan.

If you talked to me about Dietary and, or Nutrition, it was either Missive or Sinew. These two are our resident Vegans in our system. They are knowledgeable about Dietary requirements, and Nutrition. More so than me. If you have had an in-depth conversation about this subject, it was probably with one of them. 

They also don't fully understand why anyone who is Vegetarian/Vegan eats what they call fake meat. So if you have ever seen me, call alternative meat, fake meat, it was either Missive or Sinew. In this respect, they are/can be, blunt. So much so, that they don't care if they offend someone. They believe, that if you are a Vegetarian, you should not eat any meat or fish, or by-products. If you are a Vegan, you should not eat anything that is not allowed under this dietary requirement.  They have mellowed somewhat, in regards to some not being a strict Vegetarian in regards to by-products, but only slightly. 

A tip for you, if you ever find yourself talking to Missive, or Sinew about this subject, and they are being blunt. Or being confrontational, just say that you have a mostly Vegetarian, or Vegan diet. They will accept that, and move on. 

Divination/Pagan/Witchcraft/Spiritual/Religion Matters
There are a few in our system, who are more knowledgeable about this subject than me. One of these, who I know, has spoken to others, is Skull. If you have talked to me in depth, about Divination, Pagan, Witchcraft, Spiritual or Religion matters, it was probably with Skull. His knowledge about such matters is extensive. If you have talked to me about any aspect of these matters in depth, and I have for example, given you alternatives that you can use. It was Skull you were talking to. 

Also, as side note, regarding Skull. He is VERY anti-drugs. His stance on this is clear cut. There is no budging on this. Over the years, he has softened somewhat in the use of medical cannabis, for the aid of pain relief etc. 

On the flip side of that, he has had a heavy influence on our system regarding drugs. As such we have never taken any drugs, that were not prescribed, or painkillers that were needed for the body. If Skull had his way, we would not be taking any drugs at all. This, at the moment is not able to happen, he knows, and accepts this.

Influences of Alters
Some tweets, I have done may have appeared childlike, or I would have tweeted <3 yr old grin>. Those would have been influenced by one of the Littles. The <3 yr old grin> reply, would have been influenced by Radish. She is 3 years old, and like all Littles, she is curious in nature. So if you've ever seen me reply, with "why, why, why" etc, high chance that there was a little nearby. There are strict rules in our system regarding the Littles. This is to keep them safe, so they would not have tweeted directly, but indirectly as an influence through me. 

Technology, including Coding
If you have ever had an in-depth conversation with me, regarding Technology, including Coding, it would have been with Ború. He is the "tech support", in our system. Ború is also knowledgeable about Technology, including Coding, in general. He knows more about such matters than me. 

Organising
If you have ever had an in-depth conversation, with me about getting organised etc, it was probably with Helix, or Autumn. Who are the Organisers of our system.

Finally, if I have ever been extremely cheeky, or made you laugh/smile, when you were down.  There is a high chance you were talking to Kieran, Killian, or Joker.

Q & A

Last updated: 13 February 2021 8:38am
Reason for update: To add more Q &A
One who updated: Bunny
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I shared that I have Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), on twitter last night (24 Jan 21). Understandably, I got a lot of questions, so I thought I would do a blog post, to answer them all in one place, for people. 

Q.  Do you have different twitters for the different members of your system? Or would that be too complex?
A. No, we don't have different twitter accounts for everyone in our system. There are way too many in our system, to have this. It would get very confusing, too quickly. 

Q. How do will we know who we are talking to?
A. Take it as read, that you are talking to me, Bunny. If anyone else in our system has taken over, they will identity themselves. 

Q: If I was talking to someone, other than you, I would have known. Wouldn't I?
A: No, not necessarily. It is possible, you have interacted with someone else from our system, and not known. 

Q: Not really a question, but this makes sense! Sometimes, I have thought your tweets/replies were not really like you. But didn't want to say anything.
A: Yes, that would explain it, you were probably talking to another in our system.

Q. I was wondering if in your system, the body belongs to Bunny and she allows others  to use it/otherwise it when Bunny needs to go inside, or if the body is collectively owned by all of you.
A. The body, is not seen as belonging to me, Bunny, or anyone. The outside body, as what is seen, is just a vessel. Which is why it is called the body. I don't allow others to use the body, it happens when I go inside, and another fronts. 
We have rules in our system, regarding the body.  Other systems calls such things code of conduct or other wording, for our system, we call it rules. For example, do no harm to the body, do not get the body modified without the system's approval, as this is considered harming the body. 

Q. I'm guessing that everyone in your system isn't always active at once? My initial thoughts on reading you have more than 80 people was that it must be very tiring and noisy but I'm guessing everyone talking at once would be an equal irritant to everyone so some are quieter?
A. No, everyone is not active at once. Some like Meigh love to explore, but also sit in the rain. He finds it calming. A lot keep things ticking over, so to speak, in the background. To make sure our system runs smoothly. 

As a system we are sensory sensitive. So it is not noisy, though sometimes the Littles can get noisy, but that noise, we don't mind. Sometimes I can hear things going on inside, other times not. Not everyone talks at once either. 

For example at system meetings, you can only talk if you are holding the talking bear. Talking over others is not allowed, it is classed as being disrespectful in our system. And falls under not harming others in our rules.

Q. Are there ever disagreements? Like, do you ever have a person act outside of agreed system rules, or does everyone generally rub along?
A. Yes there are disagreements in our system. Think of our system, like a family. There are disagreements in a family. We don't have anyone who acts outside of the system rules, that would be considered harmful to the system. It is a hard no. It does not happen. If anyone has a problem with a rule, a system meeting is called. & then things are talked through. The system rules, are often reviewed. Our system is dynamic, like a family. 

The main rule in our system, is to keep everyone safe. Everyone is equal in our system (though there is a bit of a hierarchy, but everyone is still equal). 

Q. What is fronting?
A. I, Bunny am fronting, one who is in front. When someone else in our system has taken over, they are fronting. I am the Main Host in our system, so I am fronting the most.  Like the other day when Jester took over, he was fronting, when I was inside.

Q. The Littles and one of the Teens 'trauma holders'. Are these the ones that helped you through the tough times and there for are the trauma holders?
A. Trauma holders are ones who hold the trauma. So the trauma doesn't affect me, or rest of the system on a daily basis.  In systems, it is common for them to be Littles or Teens, or both.

Q. What do you mean by singlet?
A. Singlets means those of a single mind. As opposed to those of us who have systems. It's just a term that those of us with systems use, to differentiate between those of single minds, and those who have systems. 

Labyrinth Clan: Chameleon

Last updated: 8 February 2021: 10am 
Reason for update: Adding names of Chameleon Rank
One who updated: Bunny
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Chameleon are so called, because they can seamlessly merge to any other Rank* when it is needed.

*apart from the Teens and Littles Ranks.   

Below are the names of the Chameleon in our system, listed in alphabetical order. This is not the order that they became known in our system.

Broughshane Is male. In his chosen state, he is 6ft tall, of average build, but his appearance changes to match that of other Ranks, if required. His skin and eyes never change. The base of his skin is black, it looks like white, pink and grey marble on top. His pupils and eye colouring match his skin. He has translucent horns in a circlet. 

Cedar Is male. In his chosen state, he is 6ft 2 tall, of average build, but his appearance changes to match that of other Ranks, if required. His skin and eyes never change. The base of his skin is blue, it looks like black and red marble on top. His pupils and eye colouring match his skin. He has translucent ram horns.

Connemarra Is male. In his chosen state, he is 6ft tall, of average build, but his appearance changes to match that of other Ranks, if required. His skin and eyes never change. The base of his skin is green, it looks like white and pink marble on top. His pupils and eye colouring match his skin. 

Juggler Is male. (Twin of Luka, Support Rank). In his chosen state, he is 6ft 3 tall, of average build, but his appearance changes to match that of other Ranks, if required. His skin and eyes never change. The base of his skin is brown, it looks like black and orange marble on top. His pupils and eye colouring match his skin. 

Labyrinth Clan: Fysh

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One who updated: Bunny
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Those of Fysh Rank are all male, they are the support for Shelter Rank.  

Fysh are so called because of their appearance. They stand at around the 7ft - 8ft mark, their top half resembles those of beings from the waters. For example, that of a fish or a shark. Their bottom half resembles that of a humanoid male. 

Below are the names of the Fysh in our system, listed in alphabetical order. This is not the order that they became known in our system.

Fermanagh
Jameson
Keel
Kobold
Miso Tofu

Labyrinth Clan: Shelter

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One who updated: Bunny

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Those of Shelter Rank are all male. They provide the Host with energy, when required.  They also provide general support to any within our system who require it. Shelter Rank's appearance is hard to explain, as they often prefer to appear as a form of coloured energy, like an energy pulse. Sometimes they take solid form. 

Below are the names of the Shelter in our system, listed in alphabetical order. This is not the order that they became known in our system.

Achill
Escher

Ocean

Willow