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Melodie_sys

2y ago

Dealing with switching and work as a new system

hi um please only other systems respond to this 1 but how do yall deal with switching and work or well dealing with everyday life and work? cause we only just figured out we were plural like 2 months ago and uh well it's been interesting to say the least also just really wanting to make other system friends

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Gluchie

2y ago

I’m a suspected OSDD-1b system so switching is a bit different for me. I have never blacked out or left the front as far as I know. However, I do have a lot of emotional amnesia. I also do not switch unless I’m going through an active traumatic event, and even then it’s just co-consciousness or co-fronting with another alter. It’s definitely cool if you want to be friends! :)
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GoldenSystem

2y ago

We have OSDD-1B so switching comes a bit easier bc of less amnesia, but it can be really hard especially if the alter switching in doesnt know what they're doing. I guess the best way to get around that is to make sure everyone in the system knows how to do the job to prevent the sense of "where am i what am i doing" bit? And we're cool being friends :)
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Melodie_sys

2y ago

Thank you actually this was an idea I had a long time ago and then forgot about😅 so to know someone else uses it and that it's been useful reminds me about it and that I should probably do that so thank you so much^^
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crescentnebula

2y ago

I know for us, our host and another caretaker are always sort of around when it comes to work and classes, so if someone else switches in there's always a system member who kinda knows what's going on.
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crescentnebula

2y ago

But identifying triggers and what other elements can potentially cause others to front is a really smart idea. We've got a big list in our simply plural app that we always try to be mindful of when in public!
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idek_bear

2y ago

When we were diagnosed it really slowed us down. Not a lot of people wanted to hire us. So we started noting down what triggered us out. (ie Radar loves the smell of motor oil/gasoline, Ira gets triggered when someone feels a "negative emotion" that overwhelms them, etc etc) We personally keep it in our notes on our phone. But you can always use a notepad too! Hope this helps a bit!
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idek_bear

2y ago

once you figure out the triggers you can keep everyone on a similar page and keep working or keep doing whatever it is you're doing!

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