WHAT IS OSDD
Firstly Traumagenic Systems
Traumagenic systems is systems created via severe, typically repetitive, childhood trauma. It is typically said that a traumagenic system can form around the ages of 3-9.
Polyfragmented systems
A polyfragmented system is still a Traumagenic. It refers to a system that tends to have a lot of fragments, and a lot of members. Typically polyfragmented systems have over 100 members in them and can climb to the thousands.
OSDD-1 (Otherwise Specified Dissociative Disorder) is a mental disorder characterized by the existence of multiple separate consciousnesses inside of one body. It is caused by repeated trauma, and it's generally believed the trauma has to occur before the ages of 6-9.
While it is not DID but they are similar in nature, DID, OSDD-1a, and OSDD-1b are three separate conditions. Here's a brief rundown of the difference between all three.
DID: Two or more distinct consciousnesses with complete amnesia between some or all switches.
OSDD-1b: Two or more distinct consciousnesses with little to no amnesia between switches.
OSDD-1a: Two or more less distinct consciousnesses that are "versions of" the host rather than completely separate personalities, with complete amnesia between some or all switches.
Exotrauma/"Pseudomemories"
Exotrauma is trauma that an alter has, that has not happened to the body itself. For example, a fictive may have trauma regarding their canon that affects them, despite the fact that trauma has never happened to the body. Exotrauma is usually alongside memories (Sometimes called Exogenic memories) that did not happen to the body. Some people refer to these memories as 'Pseudomemories' But that is often considered offensive. The definition of Pseudo being:
"not genuine; spurious or sham."
Referring to an alters memories as "pseudo memories" implies that their memories are in some way fake. While the things they remember did not happen to the body, it is polite to treat these alters memories as real, since to said alter, they are.
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