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{{Term | {{Term | ||
| | | synonyms = member, system member, sysmate, systemmate, [[pluran]], [[pluralian]], inner, [[alter]], part, personality, [[psybling]] | ||
| image = Lhz-headmate.png | | image = Lhz-headmate.png | ||
| image caption = Flag by localhazard<ref>https://archive. | | image caption = Flag by localhazard<ref name="lhz">https://localhazard-wikiblog.tumblr.com/post/701991946848206848/headmate-introject-and-amalgam-flags-these ([https://archive.today/SAASI archive])</ref> | ||
| usage_noun = yes | | usage_noun = yes | ||
| usage_headmate = yes | |||
}} | }} | ||
A '''headmate''' is a singular person or entity in a plural [[system]] or [[collective]]. They can be clearly separated (like in [[Dissociative Identity Disorder|DID]] or [[Otherwise Specified Dissociative Disorder#OSDD-1b|OSDD-1b]], called a [[multiple]] or [[partitionary]] system) or more blurry and fluid (like in [[median]] or [[Otherwise Specified Dissociative Disorder#OSDD-1a|OSDD-1a]]). | A '''headmate''' is a singular person or entity in a plural [[system]] or [[collective]]. They can be clearly separated (like in [[Dissociative Identity Disorder|DID]] or [[Otherwise Specified Dissociative Disorder#OSDD-1b|OSDD-1b]], called a [[multiple]] or [[partitionary]] system) or more blurry and fluid (like in [[median]] or [[Otherwise Specified Dissociative Disorder#OSDD-1a|OSDD-1a]]). According to [[Astraea's Web]], the term "headmate" originates from the [[soulbonding]] community, where it was used in systems without [[fictive]] [[soulbonds]].<ref>https://astraeasweb.net/plural/glossary.html ([https://archive.today/Qeuds archive])</ref> | ||
==History== | |||
The term has been traced back to uses by [[natural system]]s in 2005.<ref>https://soulbonder.tumblr.com/post/142667224680/no-headmate-was-not-created-by-mpddid-systems ([https://archive.today/hwckQ archive])</ref> | |||
==Related Terms== | ==Related Terms== | ||
An [[alter]] is the medical term for a headmate, however it has never exclusively referred to systems with traumatic origins and these terms have interchangeable definitions. It is up to a specific system to decide whatever terminology they prefer. | An [[alter]] or [[part]] is the medical term for a headmate, however it has never exclusively referred to systems with traumatic origins and these terms have interchangeable definitions. It is up to a specific system to decide whatever terminology they prefer. Personality is another medical term which has fallen out of use. | ||
[[Median]] systems may have [[facets]] or aspects, rather than headmates. | |||
"System member" and "[[pluran]]" are other common ways to refer to headmates. "Sysmate" or "systemmate" is also used by some, particularly those who dislike the connotation that system members are "in the head" or an exclusively mental phenomenon. | |||
[[Pluran]] and [[pluralian]] are alternative terms to describe headmates that is not referring to other system members or the system itself. | |||
[[Psybling]] is a synonym/alternative to headmate. | |||
" | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery mode="packed"> | |||
Lhz-headmate.png|Headmate flag by localhazard<ref name="lhz"/>. | |||
Lhz-systemmember.png|System Member flag by localhazard<ref>https://localhazard-wikiblog.tumblr.com/post/702016713226584064/system-member-pluran-and-alter-flags-by-request ([https://archive.today/03lR9 archive])</ref>. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
[[Category:Common Terms]] | [[Category:Common Terms]] | ||
[[Category:Plural Slang]] | [[Category:Plural Slang]] | ||
[[Category:Terms about the plural community]] | |||
[[Category:Soulbonding Community Terms]] | |||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Headmate Terms That Relate To Attributes]] | |||
Latest revision as of 23:22, 12 April 2024
| headmate ( n.) | |
|---|---|
 Flag by localhazard[1] | |
| Synonyms | member, system member, sysmate, systemmate, pluran, pluralian, inner, alter, part, personality, psybling |
| Applies to | headmates |
A headmate is a singular person or entity in a plural system or collective. They can be clearly separated (like in DID or OSDD-1b, called a multiple or partitionary system) or more blurry and fluid (like in median or OSDD-1a). According to Astraea's Web, the term "headmate" originates from the soulbonding community, where it was used in systems without fictive soulbonds.[2]
History[edit | edit source]
The term has been traced back to uses by natural systems in 2005.[3]
Related Terms[edit | edit source]
An alter or part is the medical term for a headmate, however it has never exclusively referred to systems with traumatic origins and these terms have interchangeable definitions. It is up to a specific system to decide whatever terminology they prefer. Personality is another medical term which has fallen out of use.
Median systems may have facets or aspects, rather than headmates.
"System member" and "pluran" are other common ways to refer to headmates. "Sysmate" or "systemmate" is also used by some, particularly those who dislike the connotation that system members are "in the head" or an exclusively mental phenomenon.
Pluran and pluralian are alternative terms to describe headmates that is not referring to other system members or the system itself.
Psybling is a synonym/alternative to headmate.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
![System Member flag by localhazard[4].](/w/File:Lhz-systemmember.png)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://localhazard-wikiblog.tumblr.com/post/701991946848206848/headmate-introject-and-amalgam-flags-these (archive)
- ↑ https://astraeasweb.net/plural/glossary.html (archive)
- ↑ https://soulbonder.tumblr.com/post/142667224680/no-headmate-was-not-created-by-mpddid-systems (archive)
- ↑ https://localhazard-wikiblog.tumblr.com/post/702016713226584064/system-member-pluran-and-alter-flags-by-request (archive)
