Symbio-Dissonance

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A symbio-dissonance (symbiotic dissonance) refers to a dissonant symbiosis: a situation in which two or more symbiotics (beings who are intrinsically connected through symbiosis) are having a contradictory experience called "dissonance" in the innerworld. The dissonance may be so intense that its effects could heavily propagate to the body (in the meatspace) if someone near the front or a the front is involved.

This feeling is extremely disturbing (especially to beings who are not aware of their symbiotic connection) as it feels like the body wants something that the mind does not want, or vice-versa. Hence it may confuse so much to the point of feeling like one is temporarily "inhabited" by the other person, or "becoming" the other person; it may even feel like one is the subject of some kind of magical inner-storm or curse.

The dissonance usually fades in ten minutes if nothing is done to stop this contradiction / to separate the two beings, because the connection will have used up its spoons. Though it can get worse if the two beings try to enter in contact or argue about it.

The dissonance is more likely to happen between headmates, than between a headmate and a sentient headspace (but it is possible nonetheless, especially if the sentispace is acting through a Symbio-PC).

Examples
Here are some examples of symbiotic dissonances:
 * A headmate is feeling euphoric joy over something, while another headmate is feeling deep sadness over something. Due to their symbiotic connection, each headmate will feel what the other one is experiencing (whether it is about the same thing or not). It will create of mix of very happy/sad emotions at once, thus making an intense cognitive dissonance. The body may feel like it is invaded by the other emotions, while the mind remains the same; or vice-versa.
 * A headmate is feeling in love with someone, and another headmate is feeling in love with someone else. Their love thoughts may end up being mixed, generating intense confusion and disgust (the loved one appearing distorded or feeling wrong). It is especially difficult for people who value a lot loyalty towards a partner, as it feels like they are somehow falling in love for someone else, even thought they know they are not.
 * A headmate is having a big fear about something, while the other headmate is very peaceful around that same thing. The symbiotic connection may end up confusing both of them, as they would suddenly do not recognize themselves around that thing that scares/soothes them.
 * etc.

Related Terms
Eclipsing (also known as "full-body possession") refers to situations in which one fronter is in the brain while another headmate controls the body; this is not a term relating to Symbiosis.

History
This term was coined on November 28th, 2023, by Pluralpedia user Oceanic-Lanterns, along other Symbio- terms. It describes an experience one member have discovered recently, while he did not know about his symbiotic connection with another member.