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A list of terms commonly used by the system community
Alter: Short for alternate self state - one of the personalitoes in the system. Also known as headmate or part.
Blackout: a period of time where one or more alters are unaware of because of another alter fronting.
Blurry/Blendy: Struggling to tell who's fronting. This is typically due to multiple alters fronting at once and 'blurring' together, but not always.
Co Conscious / Co Front: When multiple alters front together. Commonly shortened to 'co-con'.
Dormancy: When an alter stops fronting/dissapears for a period of time.
Endogenic System: Someone who claims to be a system without trauma. This is scientifically impossible as systems form due to trauma.
Factive: An introject based on a real person.
Fictive: An introject based on a fictional character.
Front: The act of being in control of the body.
Front Room: The location in the innerworld where one fronts.
Headmate: see Alter
Headspace: see Innerworld
Innerworld: the 'internal world' envisioned by the system. Not all systems have one.
Introject: an alter who's name/personality/appearance is based on a person, character, song, or idea.
RAMCOA: an acronym standing for ritual abuse, mind control, and organized abuse.
Role: the job or function an alter fulfills. see a list of roles here
Singlet: a person without alters
Source: what an introject alter is based on
System: a person with alters