#didosdd

Fun stuff to do as a system!

• Explore different hobbies/stuff you wouldn’t normally do
• Make playlists
• Go for a walk
• Make picrews
• Start a journal
• Organise stuff
• Make stimboards
• Try some new foods
• Play video games
• Go shopping
• Have a private group chat to message each other in
• Play with the littles

happy alters can have hard times also - “manufactured emotions”

i feel like this should be obvious but i never see it being talked about n only see like posts about how positive parts have it “easy” even tho thats not always the case

DID n OSDD are trauma disorders, not all positive parts still feel like their emotions are real. by this i mean some alters emotions feel manufactured/brain maid just the be the one bringing positivity even for the hardest times.

social alters, mood boosters, happiness holders, soothers & comforts etc. can feel negative emotions but some might feel like when theyre having a bad mood the brain made happiness always is next to them making any actual emotions feel very numb. positive parts might sometimes feel like they cannot experience actual emotions other than manufactured positivity

also to be there always comforting, bringing positivity and helping in social situations when alters who struggle with it can get stressful n not be always easy. severe childhood trauma is never that easy to cope with no matter what ur role as a system member is ,n being the one having to bring the joy n calmness after bad flashbacks isnt a fun job

all alters have it hard no matter what their role is, respect even when a alter who is stereotypically seen as always a joyful part has also a hard time as an alter <3

small inspo from this post to write my thoughts as an comfort social alter n my experience with manufactured emotions

-emma