Attention Deficit Fading

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Attention Deficit Fading, or ADF is a process through which a headmate fades due to lack of attention. The concept is more commonly observed in thoughtform circles, where thoughtforms are believed to fade if not forced or interacted with enough in the beginning stages of formation. ADF differs in the fact that headmates usually simply regress to being fragmented (but may fade) and it is often independent (but doesn’t have to be) of the stage of formation they’re currently in.

“Attention” may encompass things such as fronting, talking, interacting with their source (if any), etc. An example of attention regression may be a fixagenic system who mostly introjects based on their current fixations, headmates of older fixations taking the back seat as newer fixations arise and coming back once those old fixations are recycled.

Theory as to why ADF happens is that perhaps it is a way for the system to conserve memory and processing power. ADF also does not need to be a system-wide phenomenon and can be headmate-specific.

Related Terms
Systems that experience attention regression may have periods in which headmates fluidly move between being fragmented and being filled, in which case they may also consider themselves to be in flux.

NPCflux members fluctuate in their sentience and independence, interflux members fluctuate in an out of dormancy.

Inactive members taking void naps, asynchronous backspaces, and sleepconscious systems may similarly contribute to conserving cognitive load.

History
Term was created for Pluralpedia specifically and didn’t (as far as I’m aware) exist outside of it before.