a role within osdd/did systems in which an alter may harm the body, other alters, or other people. this may be in a failed attempt to help or protect themself/the body. this is a system term NOT a xenogender!
An overrider is a headmate who is able to override the body's emotion, feeling, etc. This is usually helpful in situations when levelheadedness is needed at a time that would usually cause a breakdown, flashbacks, or similar.[1]
An aegir is a headmate that is very protective of their in-system friends, partners, and / or family.
a xenogender that feels like smoking a cigarette under dim, buzzing streetlights at night. coined by me
an alter who's job is to protect the body and other alters from emotional harm. this may involve fronting when other alters are already emotionally upset to make sure that no physical harm is caused as a result.
An architect is a headmate who creates and destroys locations in headspace. They can also edit, change, and take care of locations in headspace.
A caretaker is a headmate whose role is taking care for or assisting the system or other headmates. They may soothe, guide, or help process emotions for system members, including individual headmates, groups, or the system as a whole. Some caretakers look after the body by keeping up with hygiene or going to work.[1][2][3].
An adopter is a system role for a system member whose job it is to adopt system members in some way, such as acting as the big sibling they need, parenting syskids, or performing more adult tasks that would typically be done by a guardian.
The core is a headmate with a direct connection to the body's pre-plural self. Not every system has one, and not every system had a point at which they were not plural.
A co-host is a headmate that shares the duties of day to day fronting with other members of the system. They may be secondary to a primary host, or equally share the role between multiple members.
NOT A XENOGENDER !! SYSTEM TERM | this flag is for alters of a system who are half human half animal/creature, this is for those who may have animal ears, horns, and/or tails in headspace !!
ÒGREGULATOR Ògregulator is a system role exclusively for age regressor / age slider and little headmates whose job is to help the system be more stable by simply being a kid this role helps the syst…
A cassmate is a headmate primarily characterised by their lack of emotion or general apathy; they may have a role similar to a protector, in that they take front to shield the system from harm.[1]
A pin cushion is a headmate that fronts to "soak-up" the stress and anxiety from certain situations. Pin cushion headmates also tend to hold onto this anxiety or stress afterwards, usually to keep it away from the rest of the system. However, this doesn't necessarily mean that the headmate is good at managing stressful situations due to the fact they hold onto it often.
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An alter whose role is to hold the system's delusions or experiences them more often than (most of) the other alters. This is exclusive to systems with disorders that cause delusions (ie, schizospec, PDD, STPD, delusional disorder, etc) [any system can use this idc]
