View Regression

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View regression, or cognitive regression, describes those who regress, but rather than it being to the mindset of a child or animal, it reverts someone back to a previous state of views and perspective in their personal experience without necessarily changing their mindset. This may include their perception of themselves, the world, and many other things, and someone may regress to a point a few months ago up to several years. As with all forms of regression, it may be a positive experience, a very negative experience, or somewhere in the middle.

Examples may include regressing to a previous belief system or self perception, name or pronouns, or relationship status with others (such as level of trust or familiarity). Regressing may affect just some aspects, or may be like reverting to a "snapshot" of a past time period.

History
In their coining post, extranth noted their personal experiences of the concept: "Personal example: We have a system member who, normally, no longer believes in his old belief system. However, under high stress, he sometimes regresses to a point where he was still loyal to that system to keep himself safe / comfortable.

This type of experience has already usually been included within a lot of regression circles, but we're coining this for ourselves to better specify this experience. This is not a form of plurality; the person regressing is the same person, though if they're regressing to a different time period where they used a different name / pronouns, they may prefer them until they're no longer regressing."

Related Terms
Age regression is regression to a child-like mindset.

Pet regression is regression to an animal-like mindset.

Isomorphic regression may be a similar term specifically relating to median systems.

Memory regression is regression to an earlier state of personal memory, and may overlap or coincide with view regression.

During flashbacks, a similar reversal to a previous time may be observed.

A snapshot is a version of another headmate from an earlier time in their life. A view regressed member may appear similar to a snapshot of themself without another member being involved.