Definition - Blog Posts
Curiosity got me here
And now i’m honestly getting mixed messages from this definition.
-The lover’s dictionary: a love story in 185 definitions, David Levithan
What’s a Playlist?
A playlist is a list of songs to listen to.
Usually for a specific reason/event/etc.
To be my Playlist it must:
Have music
That’s what a playlist is all about.
Be made for a reason
That way it’s not nonsensical.
Good Luck & Good Bye!
What’s a “POV”?
“POV” means “Point Of View”.
To count as one of my POVs it must:
Nothing.
It’s just a point of view!
Good Luck & Good Bye!
What is a Head Cannon?
I don’t know. :/
Really, I don’t know.
To be one of my Head Cannons it must:
Have bullet points.
It’s not a full on script. It’s more like ideas going from point A to point B.
Have a plot?
Doesn’t need a big plot or a completely thought out story. It’s an excerpt of a possible story? An short story! That’s what it is! :D
Have a short story!
The explanation is up above.
Good Bye & Good Luck!
What is an Au?
Au stands for alternate universe.
For one of my works to qualify as an Au it must:
Be an Au
The writing really only needs to have something to do with a alternate universe.
A.
Alternate.
U.
Universe.
What is a alternate universe?
If something cannot be true on our universe,
BOOM
alternate universe; where anything is possible.
Goodbye & Good luck.
What is a Drabble?
A drabble is a half-way thought through idea from my brain.
For one of my works to qualify as a drabble it must:
Pretty much no rules so . . .
Goodbye & Good luck.
What is Nonfiction?
For my purpose, nonfiction includes theories, ideas and evidence.
For one of my works to qualify as nonfiction it must:
Not be a story
It’s more of me talking than an actual plot. That doesn’t mean it isn’t worth reading though.
Have a topic
I am not going to talk about random things. For my writing to be entertaining it need a topic first.
Goodbye & Good luck.
What is a Reaction?
A reaction has a prompt or scenario that a character reacts to.
For one of my works to qualify as a reaction it must:
Have a prompt/scenario
A prompt is a basic or simple idea that gets built on by the writer. It’s pretty much the same thing as a request from a reader.
A scenario is the setting of a story. It gives details of the individual scenes and or plot.
Have at least one character
This explanation is simple. I can’t have someone react to something without that someone.
Goodbye & Good luck.
What is a Oneshot?
A oneshot is a short story with only one part.
For one of my stories to qualify as a oneshot the story must:
Be short
I don’t want any of my readers to not read it because of the length. (I’ve done that.) I also realize that the whole point for me to make a oneshot is so that it doesn’t take as long to make.
Have only one part
As I said, I would make a oneshot so that it doesn’t take that long to make. Also, it’s in the name. Oneshot, it implies that it should only be one part.
Goodbye & Good luck.
What is a Series?
A series is a story that has more than one part to it.
To qualify as one of my series the story must have:
A plot
If the story isn’t going to go anywhere in the future it can’t qualify as a series.
More than one part
To be able to progress it cannot stop right after it starts.
Time
I must have time to make the series.
Goodbye & Good luck
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Definition of Polyfragmented (in DID)
Dictionary definition: Poly = A prefix meaning “many, Fragmented = adjective. reduced to fragments. existing or functioning as though broken into separate parts; disorganized; disunified
Polyfragmentation is unusual in that there is no actual definition for the term. There are many definitions out there, but no definition is agreed upon by a majority either within academic realms or socially.
We see this sometimes with other DID/OSDD terms such as “integration” being used to mean two (almost opposite) things.
With polyfragmentation there are many different definitions, with some focusing on number of parts, some on internal system structure, etc. But even those who insist that the definition revolves around numerical value (the number of alters/parts), there is no accepted and agreed upon number. And so, we will look at the possible definitions, socially vs scientifically/medically.
Keep reading
I lost the posts we wanted to respond to, but I think I remember what we were gonna say
🗝️🏷️ RAMCOA with vague examples, syscourse?
Highly Complex DID
What “Complex” Means:
From what we’ve read, it seems like Complex refers to the specific disorder’s criteria. C-PTSD is PTSD with a different presentation; in this case, multiple/prolonged trauma causes difficulty tracing symptoms in the same ways as other PTSD cases. C-DID is DID with a different presentation; here it’s more intricate mechanisms that lead treatment down another path. Even CDD, which is dissociation into self-states instead of one dissociating self-state. The C just means that thing, plus some extra. There are going to be cases where a Complex patient is actually more simple to care for than a non-Complex patient — it’s just a matter of narrowing it down with more criteria.
Highly Complex:
As far as I know, there are no other communities that use Highly Complex as a label. It’s a specific word to whittle down the topic even further; C-DID but with more specifiers. For HC-DID, the specifiers are programming and structuring. Every human who experienced programming and lived is a RAMCOA survivor. Not every RAMCOA survivor considers themself a HC-DID system. Some survivors didn’t form systems at all. Others don’t think their system qualifies. Maybe people just don’t want to identify themselves this way. Even if it were a medical diagnosis — it’s not — forcing people to use labels they don’t want is rude at best.
What RAMCOA Is:
RAMCOA stands for Ritual Abuse, Mind Control, Organized Abuse. Surviving any of those is enough to belong in the community.
Ritual Abuse - maltreatment (of anyone) including ceremonies or traditions. It can be anything from religious sacrifice to underage marriage.
Mind Control - manipulation of psychological processes. I genuinely don’t know if there has to be negative intent or a specific plan from the abuser to qualify, but even targeted McDonald’s ads make use of mind control (probably not abusively, I’ve never looked into that).
Organized Abuse - maltreatment that involves multiple perpetrators collaborating in their perpetration. If two people meet at a bar and then hurt a child together, that’s enough. It can be elaborate groups like churches or criminal groups, but the only requirement is more than one perp.
It can be one or a mix of any, but it’s still RAMCOA. Usually, the DID community uses RAMCOA to talk about surviving programming (Trauma-Based Mind Control for the purpose of creating a system), and we label our systems Highly Complex.
Extra Criteria:
To be Highly Complex, survivors are usually closest to C-DID. But wait, there’s more!
HC-DID systems also receive:
Programming - I only know of TBMC being used to split off dissociative alters, but I’d budge on that if someone knew otherwise. Abusers control the child (body) by causing calculated suffering until they get the results they want. Perps split off alters with goals in mind for them, and continue to break them until they fit the desires of the abusers. This control extends to every other aspect of HC-DID, and is the reason another label exists at all.
Layers - different dimensions of innerworld. Sometimes this looks like literal other realms inside, but it could also be like floors of a building or planets or other separate worlds. Layers are often assigned a name or cue that allows outsiders to maneuver a system’s landscape from the external world. Perps don’t go in as much as they bring out, by assigned alter or other cued manipulations.
Subsystems - alters with alters, except also programmed. Cues are assigned to each subsystem alter as well, usually related to the subsystem as a collective. Just like programmed singlet alters, subsystems can be arranged by outsiders for memories, tasks, etc.
Sidesystems - kind of multiple systems within the metasystem. Groups might be contained in a separate innerworld pocket, unwilling to communicate with other alters, or otherwise unreachable in the same way other groups are. These sidesystems usually have a collective task, or function as a whole other system in the body. Details of what they do and why are also conditioned.
Programs - conditioning attached to cues. Programs might force amnesia, give body memories, set off chains of tasks, or any other typical or atypical system capability. Programs might be perceived as wires and buttons, or files, or whatever else programmers decide.
Not all HC-DID systems will have the same level of programming. Not all programmed systems will be more “complex” that other systems. Having a term to describe our unique experiences helps a lot of survivors to feel understood, especially if they’re already open about their past.
RAMCOA survivors are kept in a strange position online and irl. We’re used as examples of “unimaginable trauma” and “extreme abuse”, but are largely told to sit down and shut up; we’re too dangerous to speak up about what was done to us, too unbelievable, or too much at all. Finding help is a nightmare, sucks butt for everyone involved, and is fairly necessary for long term recovery. Like many systems, we beat the odds time and time again to call ourselves “survivors” instead of “victims”. Like many systems, we are rejected by most of society. Unlike most systems, we are a secret within system communities.
Being Complex is not being special, it’s just a haughty way to say there are extra requirements. Recovery for many systems is already a stretch. For HC-DID systems, we are healing the impossible.