RAMCOA ALTER TERMS.
Programmed Alters: Alters with programming. These are alters that split for the purpose of their abusers, as a result of RAMCOA related abuse.
Color Alters: Alters who heavily identify or are forced to identify with a color assigned by the abusers.
Religious Alters: Alters who find comfort in religion, and practice it to the best of their ability as a role.
Shell Alters: Alters through which other alters front. Commonly have no sense of identity on their own, but this can change as they start healing.
Handlers (Internal): Alters who are programmed to serve as an internal handler or programmer to another alter. Oftentimes these alters are introjects of external handlers.
COLOR ALTERS. MEANINGS FLEXIBLE.
Red: Sexual trauma holders/sexual alters made for the purpose of withstanding such abuse.
Orange: Alters who detect danger- both to the body and to the secrecy required by the abusers.
Yellow: Alters who are coverups/fronts, with no knowledge of any trauma or programming that any of the others in-system have experienced.
Green: Religious alters and/or ritual participants (at least within the context of Religious Ritual Abuse).
Blue: Protector alters.
Light Blue: Alters who protect the system from punishment by the group.
Dark Blue: Protectors of the group that is inflicting the abuse and its secrecy.
Purple: Alters who make important decisions and oversee the alters with the "Black" code.
Pink: Alters who are typically children or act as such.
White: Alters who often see themselves as divine beings, usually of an angelic nature.
Black: Alters who view themselves as the system's managers, keeping the other alters in check.
Gold: Alters who oversee the alters with the "Purple" code.