Deforidem

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A deforidem trait is one that a headmate considers similar to how an introject may view their source; this applies especially to traits and attributes that don't match the system's lived experience in shared reality, and that are often not chosen by the headmate in question.

Specifically, a headmate with a deforidem attribute may acknowledge that this attribute is part of their identity but does not have the same quality as the same attribute would have in connection to the body.

For example, a little or parethnic headmate may not wish to reject their internal experience while acknowledging that this attribute is not reflected in shared reality and does not allow them access to some spaces. They might then call themself a "deforidem little" or "deforidem parethnic".

A deforidem relationship similarly describes relationships that include specific experiences that are not reflected in the outerworld, such as being an innerworld parent while the system does not have outerworld children.

Related Terms
This term may apply to sourced members or those with exomemories, but also to brainmade members. It is not explicitly specific to discourse terms, but could add nuance to terms such as parethnic, parabled, plurage, and similar.