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Shell

A shell is a type of system member through which all other members act, front, and (possibly) blend. Shells may never leave the front. They have been compared to windows or doors, a piece of clothing the other system members wear, a conduit, or a mold other system members slot into. They can serve multiple different purposes, but many revolve around masking things such as amnesia barriers or differences between system members.http://traumadissociation.com/alters.html#shell
Occasionally, there may be more than one shell, who each serve different purposes. 
==History==
This term has been used in several contexts, though pinpointing its origin or exact uses is difficult. The term does pop up in more psychiatric perspectives, but reference trails tend to go in circles, lead back to a handful of sources that are either in some ways problematic or contested, or have lacking or even inaccurate definitions of collateral terms. 
Most places point to Allison Miller's book Healing the UnimaginableHealing the Unimaginable, p. 33 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZxBPAnHw4NEZULKiketk8HmWbWA4ikvn/view as a main source on shells, but she is in turn quoting very unreliable source. Additionally, the most accessible source, the "Types of Alters" list on the traumadissociation website, is inaccurate in some of its definitions. Therefore, it is difficult to come to any definite conclusions.
However, shells are most commonly associated with OSDD-1a and specific trauma histories. 
== Related Terms ==
In partitionary systems specifically, a member like this may be called a prism.
Systems with a shell may consider themselves monoconscious, hydraconscious, or cephaconscious, and may have atrial memory management. These aren't the only types of memory management and -conscious types that a shell can be in, they can exist in any type.
Shells are often used to described members in orbital or non-switching systems, in this context it may be similar to a core, masker, or blanket self. 
A shell may be frontstuck or even a part of front and serve as a sort of "interface" with the outer world. 
Shells may be a form of ANP.
== References ==
Category:Host Subterms
Category:Common Terms
Category:External Interactions
Category:Headmate Terms That Relate To Attributes
Category:Headmate Terms That Relate To Relationships
Shellflux

Shellflux is a term that describes a system that fluctuates between having and not having a shell. 
== History ==
The term was coined by Pluralpedia user Wrmsys on faer Tumblr blog on August 28, 2023.https://www.tumblr.com/clouded--stars/726946071792812032/cosmonected-system-a-system-that-if-you-go-deep
== References ==
Category:Structure
Category:-flux & -fluid Terms
Shepherd

A shepherd is a headmate whose role is to gather the littles in one place to keep them safe.
==Related Terms==
A shepherd may also be a caregiver or protector towards the littles.
== Gallery ==
File:Sheperd Flag Clean.png|Shepherd flag clean version, by PrinceOfHearth
File:Sheperd Flag Ver1.png|Shepherd flag alt 1, with a lamb to represent the littles, by PrinceOfHearth
File:Shepherd Flag ver 2.png|Shepherd flag alt 2, with a dog paw representing the shepherd, by PrinceOfHearth
Category:System Roles
Category:Headmate Terms That Relate To Tasks
Category:Terms that describe internal tasks
Category:Headmate Terms That Relate To Relationships
Category:Caretaker Subterms
Shida

A shida is a headmate who likes to cause trouble, but not always to necessarily disrupt system life.https://dodstoldpackage.tumblr.com/post/624735481385615360/general-terms
== Related Terms ==
Like jokestars, they like to be the center of attention. Unlike jokestars, they don't always make jokes though. The amount of trouble and/or disruption they may cause depends on the headmate's personality.
== References ==
Category:Headmate Terms That Relate To Attributes
Shield

A shield is a type of protector that will front with other headmates, whether it's a general purpose or a specific headmate, to hide and conceal their presence in front. 
An example of this may be a protector-caretaker fronting with a little in a workplace setting, or a protector fronting with a specific headmate to keep others around the body from knowing they are in front. 
==Related Terms==
A shield may also be considered a masker. 
A shield is distinct from a prism or shell since they may only shield specific headmates, and they may not be hiding the system itself but merely the presence of a particular headmate. 
Category:Protector Subterms
Category:System Roles
Category:Headmate Terms That Relate To Tasks
Shift (Disambiguation)

Shift or shifting may refer to:
* Age shifting
* Alternation
* Canon shift
* Formshifter
* Headspace shift
* Identityshifter
* Identity shifting / personality shifting
* Introject shifting
* Parallel shifting
* Psychosomatic shift
* Reality shifting
* Shapeshifter
* Shiftien
* Standardized identity shift
* Syshiftic
* System shift
* Vardian
* Terms with the -flux / -fluid suffix
Category:Disambiguation
Shift Holder

Shift Holder is a term for headmates who hold, manage, or front during shifts associated with therianthropy.
==Related Terms==
A holder is a headmate who can hold positive or negative emotions, trauma or other memories, traits, symptoms, or information. 
==History==
This term was coined by Pluralpedia user Theforestedlot on November 13th, 2023.
Category:Not Plural Exclusive
Category:Nonhuman Terms
Category:Switching Terms
Category:Headmate Terms That Relate To Attributes
Shiftien

Shiftien is a type of subsystem whose members are semi-separated and able to exist within their own individual bodies in headspace, or share one body. Think of it as assembling and disassembling a subsystem. There are two ways that sharing a body may present for this type of subsystem;
A) The members share the body of another member usually but not always the host. 
B) The members will share an innerworld body that only exists when the shiftien is assembled
For the latter; the body that exists only while the Shiftien is assembled can be referred to as a Vessel "a person, especially regarded as holding or embodying a particular quality.https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/vessel?locale=en"
= Shiftien Functions =
(These may not apply to every Shiftien)
Shiftien subsystems can be of any type of origin, the members can form together as a shiftien or just a subsystem, or they can become a subsystem later.
Shiftien's may be able to assemble some members and not all members or they may need all members to assemble.
a Shiftien may have an innerworld that exists with or without being assembled: The innerworld can (usually) be accessed by all shiftien members, and depending on each Shiftien, the ability to access this innerworld may depend on whether they are assembled or not. What this means is it may be possible for a disassembled Shiftien to access their innerworld the same as they might while assembled.
==Comparison to 'Similar' terms==
This is not similar to Blending/Blurring, temporary-fusion or any term that has similar definition as these members are not just temporarily fusing, they can in most cases still be distinct individuals (partitionary).
Flicker Subsystem- The system doesn't flicker in and out of existence it simply disassembles into seperate members
Subsplit- a Shiftien can -at times- be Subsplit but they are not 100% of the time
==History==
The two systems who worked to coin this term both have experienced this and wanted something more than semi-separated subsystem to describe their experience
the original name was going to be Subshift but that term was dropped after the original draft was deleted and remade.
==References==
Category:Terms specific to sisasystems
Category:-tien Terms
Shiftling

A Shiftling is a system member who has no solid identity. These headmates will take on different mental and physical forms depending on what the system needs them to be. 
Shiftlings can take on temporary identities the brain has made, introject different identities, or both. Objects included. 
This member is a type of shapeshifter, but they can’t control what or who their identity is unlike the shapeshifter. 
One day this member could be a shy 3 year old bunny, the next day they can be an extroverted ageless introject. It depends on what the system needs them to be in the moment.
Some Shiftlings may have a “base identity” when they dont need to be one way or another, and others wont. It depends on the system and the member. 
This role can be a way for systems to prevent forming new members for small or niche situations, though a new member can still form anyway.
They could also be a type of role taker.
==Related Terms==
* A Personality Shifter is a headmate that can change their personality at will
* A Shapeshifter is a headmate who has the ability to change their innerworld appearance. 
* Interra are shapeshifters who do not have a "base" form. 
* Mimics are shapeshifters that take the appearance of others around them. 
* Syshiftic is a gender related to shapeshifting.
==History==
Coined by Fox~Space & Lumafly on July 14th, 2024. 
This term was inspired by Fox’s own system member who was uncomfortable with calling themself a Changeling due to improper definitions, as well as the term falling out of use in the present day.
Category:Headmate Terms
Category:System Roles
Category:Terms that may be used as nouns
Shiftmate

Shiftmate is a median exlusive term for headmate. 
== Related Terms ==
Median: a system where members are not as distinct or separate from each other. 
Medianmate: a headmate who is a member of a median or mediple system
Facet: a less-differentiated headmate, most commonly seen in median systems. 
== History ==
This term was first coined on November 16th, 2023 by the B&B to describe their experience as a median system. Shiftmate flags were made January 28th, 2024
The coiner intended for this term not to be used by non-median systems to describe their headmates. 
== Gallery ==
File:shiftmate.png|Shiftmate Flag by The Bees&Bears System
File:simple shiftmate.png|Simplified Shiftmate Flag By The Bees&Bears System
File:simple simple shiftmate.png|Simplified Version of The Simplified Shiftmate Flag By The Bees&Bears System
Category:Headmate Separation
Shiny Hunting

Shiny hunting is when members of a system go out to find one particular system member. People who go out “shiny hunting” may be called shiny hunters.
Usually, they do this to find dormant, lost, or undiscovered members. Shiny hunting may also include trying to find specific areas in the headspace, like layers, subsystems, and sidesystems, that are undiscovered.
Shiny hunting always included specifically targeting/trying to find one member or area, but more can be hunted at a time. Shiny hunters can also have a list of members or areas they want to hunt for.
==History==
This term was named after shiny hunting in Pokémon, where people go out to find rare colorations of certain Pokémon.
==Related Terms==
Typical shiny hunters may be scouts, seekers, dream-seekers, or cartographers. They may work with an archivist or other members to help with system mapping. 
Category:Headmate Terms That Relate To Tasks
Category:Headspace Processes and Concepts
Shipcourgenic

Shipcourgenic is an origin term for any system or headmate that formed due to discourse in shipping wars, also known as shipcourse. These origins are usually stressgenic in nature, though they don't always have to be. It is a term under the discoursgenic umbrella.The term is open to any system with any belief.
== History ==
This term was coined on June 16, 2023 on Pluralpedia by The Peristeronic System when they could not find any terms with a similar definition.
== Related Terms ==
* Syscourgenic
Category:Origin Terms
Category:Endogenic Origin Terms
Category:Adaptive Origin Terms
Shiptive

A shiptive is a subtype of fictive who is sourced from a ship. This can be a character from the ship, a child of the shipped characters, etc.
This may be attached to ship discourse as well, but this term is meant to focus more on the ship itself rather than the outside world.
==History==
The flag and term were posted on Tumblr on January 23rd, 2024, by the-silent-fellowship.https://www.tumblr.com/the-silent-fellowship/740330226030133248/shiptive
==Related Terms==
* A shiptive may be shipcourgenic.
==Gallery==
File:Shiptive.png|With Symbol
File:Shiptive1.png|Without Symbol
==References==
Shock Absorber

A shock absorber is a headmate who fronts to help the body function in times of exhaustion, pain, and other physical symptoms. They can be unaffected or minorly affected by physical symptoms, but it may vary. 
== Related Terms ==
* Symptom Holder
* Spoon Generator
* Heartbeat
* Vital
* Hell-Bent
Category:System Roles
Category:Headmate Terms That Relate To Tasks
Category:Headmate Terms That Relate To Experiences
Shrink

Shrink is a role for a headmate who takes over the responsibility of being the "therapist friend" for the system. This term was created for the distinct definition of being a therapist friend for the system's friend in meatspace.
Headmates with this role can end up fronting when a friend is venting to the system, often absorbing or minimizing the potential stress that this could cause.
== Related Terms ==
Often times the headmate with this role could be described as kind, caring, soft, or could be a dear, but isn't always the case. 
A protector could also be a shrink if the person venting to them is frequently known to potentially break boundaries made regarding venting.
The role of shrink could potentially overlap with trauma holder, protector, swordsperson, or caretaker, but this is not always the case.
== Definition ==
A "therapist friend" isn't very clearly defined anywhere, so this is Corvine's personal definition. 
A therapist friend is a friend within a friend group that people may go to in order to vent or rant. Lines can frequently get blurred, and the therapist friend will and can often get taken advantage of. Due to this, it is highly recommended boundaries are set in place to avoid being taken advantage of. 
Category:Headmate Terms That Relate To Tasks
Category:Headmate Terms That Relate To Abilities
Category:Terms that describe external tasks
Shusher

Not to be confused with Silencer. 
A shusher, also called a tactiusfex, is a system member who keeps other headmates quiet about subjects that they deem unsafe for said headmate to talk about, whether in-system or outside of the system. This can manifest in many ways, but a common way is for the shusher to quiet those who are speaking too much about the system's abuse or trauma to those outside the system. These headmates often believe that what they are doing is best for the system. 
=History= 
Term was coined by the Post Apocalyptic Pack. The term tactiusfex come from the root tactius which means quiet and the suffix -fex which means maker or to make. 
 
==Related Terms==
Obfuscator, secret keeper, and confuser are similar terms. 
May be considered a type of protector or persecutor depending on circumstances.
Category:System Roles
Category:Persecutor Subterms
Category:Protector Subterms
Category:Headmate Terms That Relate To Tasks
Category:Terms that describe internal tasks
Category:Headmate Terms That Relate To Relationships
Sibling Figure

A sibling figure is a headmate whose role is to be a sibling to another headmate or to someone outside the system. This can encompass acting as a caretaker or protector to the other person, or being their sysling or syssibling in case of internal relationships. 
==Related Terms==
A sibling figure may be considered an allegorican or conceptive if their role as a sibling is central to them. 
Parental figure, sysparent, syssibling, and eresian similarly describe familial relationships between headmates. 
 
== History ==
The term was first introduced by the Post Apocalyptic Pack
== References == 
Category:System Roles
Category:Headmate Terms That Relate To Relationships
== Gallery ==
Siblirique by sadowife.jpeg| Siblirique flag by Sadowife on Tumblr.
Sibling System

Sibling systems are when systems are in a sibling-like platonic relationship. This can be used by systems who are not bodily related but feel close like siblings, or systems who are close and bodily siblings.
This term was created due to partner systems often having a romantic connotation (even though the definition is any type of close relationship). 
== Related Terms ==
This may be considered a specific, possibly familial, type of partner system.
== References ==
Category:System Relationships
Category:Plural-Related LGBTQ Terms
Sickgenic

Sickgenic is an origin term for a system or headmate created due to physical illness such as the flu, a cold, or other illnesses. Used as a general term instead of a specific term, or if it's caused by multiple illnesses. May be combined with any term, but is typically endogenic or stressgenic in nature.
== Variants ==
Sickorma is a more specific variant referring to headmate origin, using the -orma suffix.
== Gallery ==
File:Sickorma flag by revenant-coining.png|link=https://archive.today/pfHhl|alt=a rectangular flag with 5 equally-sized horizontal lines. colors in order from top to bottom are bright green, green, darkish green, dark green, and black. in the center of the flag is 3 dark green circles with thick darkish green outlines.|sickorma flag by revenant-coining
File:Simplified sickorma flag by revenant-coining.png|link=https://archive.today/pfHhl|alt=a rectangular flag with 4 equally-sized horizontal lines with 3 thinner lines in the middle. colors in order from top to bottom are bright green, green, darkish green, dark green, darkish green, dark green, and black.|simplified sickorma flag by revenant-coining
File:Alternative sickorma flag by revenant-coining.png|link=https://archive.today/pfHhl|alt=a rectangular flag with 5 equally-sized horizontal lines. colors in order from top to bottom are pale blue, bright blue, blue, darkish blue, and darker blue. in the center of the flag is 3 grey-blue circles with thick blue outlines.|alternative sickorma flag by revenant-coining
File:Alternative simplified sickorma flag by revenant-coining.png|link=https://archive.today/pfHhl|alt=a rectangular flag with 4 equally-sized horizontal lines with 3 thinner lines in the middle. colors in order from top to bottom are pale blue, bright blue, blue, grey-blue, blue, darkish blue, and darker blue.|alternative simplified sickorma flag by revenant-coining
==References==
Category:Origin Terms
Category:Endogenic Origin Terms
Category:Adaptive Origin Terms
Side-

Side- is an affix for headmate roles to indicate that the role is fulfilled for or within a sidesystem. 
==Related Terms==
Some examples of subterms are: 
* Side-Caretaker
* Side-Experiencer
* Side-Gatekeeper
* Side-Holder
* Side-Host
* Side-Protector
Sub- is an affix relating to roles within a subsystem.
Category:Affixes
Category:Terms specific to sisasystems
Category:Headmate Terms That Relate To Relationships
Category:System Roles
Category:Functional Role Terms
Sidecosplex

A sidecosplex is a type of cosplex that is equivalent to, a similar size (to other sideplexes in a given body), or has the vibes of a sideplex.
== Related Terms ==
A sidecosplex is comprised of cosmien realms.
=== Coordinate terms ===
*Hemicosplex
*Mesocosplex
*Sparcosplex
*Subcosplex
*Hemicostem
*Mesocostem
*Sidecostem
*Sparcostem
*Subcostem
Sidecostem

A sidecostem is a type of costem that is equivalent to, a similar size (to other sidesystems in a given body), or has the vibes of a sidesystem.
== Related Terms ==
A sidecostem is comprised of cosmien realms.
=== Coordinate terms ===
*Hemicosplex
*Mesocosplex
*Sidecosplex
*Sparcosplex
*Subcosplex
*Hemicostem
*Mesocostem
*Sparcostem
*Subcostem
Sideplex

A sideplex is a group within a system that is more distinct or larger than a subplex. Sideplexes may be a collection of sparplexes, subplexes, hemisystems, mesosystems, sidesystems, sparsystems, subsystems, and/or similar groups.https://termora.org/term/sideplex
== Related Terms ==
A sideplex is a type of sisasystem, and may be part of a sisasystem cluster, which is called a sideplex cluster, or a machnaruk in the Fhinanara-kah terminology system (a sideplex is called a machna in that system).
A sideplex is sometimes, but not necessarily, a variety of polymer.
=== Coordinate Terms ===
* Hemiplex
* Mesoplex
* Sparplex
* Subplex
* Hemisystem
* Mesosystem
* Sidesystem
* Sparsystem
* Subsystem
== References ==
Category:Terms specific to sisasystems
Sidesinglet

A sidesinglet is similar to a sidesystem, but instead of it being several headmates that are separate from the main system, it is one singular headmate.
It can be seen as a one person sidesystem.
== History ==
This term was coined on the 30th of September 2021 by desertsunsetsonmars.https://desertsunsetsonmars.tumblr.com/post/679606581740142592/sidesinglet
== Gallery ==
Sidesinglet structure and member role flags were created by Tumblr user m-grouped on May 20th, 2022.https://www.tumblr.com/m-grouped/684800851606470656/sidesinglet
File:Sidesinglet-Role.png|Sidesinglet member role flag by m-grouped.
== References ==
Category:Structure
Category:Terms specific to sisasystems
Sidesystem

A sidesystem is a separate group of headmates that exist, usually parallel/next to other systems within one larger plural body.https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/802267025342726156/808071468570640395/unknown.png
There may be a "main system" that most of the common fronters come from, or all sidesystems may function equally.
== Related Terms ==
Sidesystems and subsystems describe similar phenomena, as both are different groups of headmates within one larger system. However, sidesystems usually don't exist within a headmate themself (like Russian nesting dolls) unlike many subsystems (although the latter can be used broadly). 
Layers are also similar to sidesystems, and some systems may use them interchangeably.
Systems made up of subsystems and sidesystems can call themselves a polyplex. 
== Gallery ==
Sidesystem1 by integender.png|Sidesystem flag by integender.
Sidesystem2 flag by integender.png|Simplified sidesystem flag by integender.
The dark blue represents the divisions between sidesystems, while the inverse color, the light brown, represents the opposite — connections between them. The dark brown represents the headmates within sidesystems.
== References ==
Category:Terms specific to sisasystems
Sidesystem Bridging

Sidesystem bridging is the process of improving the communication and co-functioning of several sidesystems. This may result in members of each of those sidesystems being able to more easily interact.
== Related Terms ==
This process can result in the formation of bridged sidesystems.
A liaison may help facilitate initial communication, and architects may be able to connect the layers or headspaces of different sidesystems to improve contact. 
Category:Terms specific to sisasystems
Silencer

Not to be confused with Shusher. 
A silencer is a headmate whose role is to quiet other headmates from talking, typically internally. This can be considered a soother or protector role, as a silencer can stop self-destructive thoughts or internal arguments. 
== Related Terms ==
This role is a type of soother. Silencers can also be obsonātors, especially if they're a songtive, or other music-related headmate.
Category:Caretaker Subterms
Category:Headmate Terms That Relate To Abilities
Category:System Roles
Silent Front

A silent front is when a headmate joins front without announcing their presence. They may still be felt by those already in front, but this does not have to be the case. They may be in front for hours before speaking or controlling the body, and this can be quite startling for those who were unaware of their presence.
In the case of the headmate(s) currently in front being unaware of the presence, then it may also be referred to as a stealth front.
== History ==
This term was added by the Werewolf Pack on January 7, 2024.
== Related Terms ==
Cofront refers to multiple headmates being in front together.
A quantum front refers to a kind of cofront in which it is difficult or impossible to detect who is in front, but certain circumstances may temporarily reveal a certain, specific fronter.
Category:Fronting Terms