| soulbond ( n., adj.) | |
|---|---|
| Applies to | headmates |
| Coiner | Amanda Flowers[1] |
A soulbond is, broadly, a member of a system or a presence in someone's mind that is based on a character or real individual.
It is commonly used to refer to a walk-in from another world that existed independently from them before arriving, or holds the metaphysical belief that they did. It may also be used to refer to a fictive that takes a separate sentience, especially among writers[2]. It can also be a connection one feels to a fictional character to the intensity that they appear in their headspace or as an internal voice[3][4].
Soulbonds may not front at all; rather, they often exist exclusively in the mind of the soulbonder without ever taking executive control.
History
Originally, soulbonders were a separate community, but the spaces converged over time, starting on sites like LiveJournal. The line between "an individual who talks to their characters" and "a person with DID who has a few alters based on fictional characters" blurred over time.
Related Terms
Soulbonder is what a host with soulbonds is referred to.
Fictive was coined by soulbonders sometime around 2006 and is a much broader used term for a fictional entity in the system.
Factive is someone in a system who is based on a preexisting person, and some soulbonders may have factives.
Walk-in is a system member who came in from a different place, and can be used to describe many soulbond experiences.
References
- ↑ https://soulbonder.tumblr.com/post/140255097005/a-very-brief-sloppy-history-of-soulbonding
- ↑ http://www.karitas.net/pavilion/glossary.html#sb
- ↑ https://soulbonding.tripod.com/soulbonding_intro.htm
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160123210037/http://fictionkin.net/soulbonding/soulbond-a-short-definition/
