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Persecutor

A persecutor is a headmate who acts harmfully towards other system members or the body. In some definitions a persecutor is also someone who lashes out at others outside of their system.
It's common for this to be out of a maladaptive attempt to protect the system or themselves, however, not all persecutors are misguided protectors. Persecutors often hold internalized trauma, shame, and/or guilt, and act in reaction to it, https://system-dictionary.carrd.co/#mt and the harm they cause may be unintentional or intentional. This can include aligning with abusers, engaging in self-harm or suicidal behaviors, abusing drugs, lashing out, re-enacting trauma onto other system members, etc. 
All persecutors deserve kindness, patience, and the chance to work through their problems just like any other headmate. Causing harm, intentional or otherwise, does not make them any stronger, less distressed, nor does it mean they have less needs than other headmates. Not presently having the tools to help one's persecutors doesn't mean they can't be helped, nor does it make one bad.
==History==
The term "(internal) persecutor" has been in use since at least 1989 to describe a type of member that was contemporarily also referred to as "malevolent ego states" and "abuser alters". An overlap with abuser introjects is mentioned, and the respective authors recommend a gentle and cooperative approach from a therapist instead of aggression or suppression.Blizard, R. (1997). Therapeutic Alliance with Abuser Alters in Dissociative Identity Disorder
Goodman and Peters give an overview over classification and terminology assigned to "persecutory alters" and theorize on the development of some persecutors from childhood protectors.
== Related Terms ==
A protector is one who protects against harm to the system; on the other hand, a malicitor is a headmate who acts harmfully out of their own enjoyment, rather than an attempt to protect the system. 
Some self-labeled persecutors fall under or have fallen under the definition of malicitor listed above. It is important not to label other people, especially not sensitive labels that may have been used to harm or demonize them or could be used to do so.
As many persecutors are attempting to protect the body, the system, and themselves, some may also fit the definition of a protector: that dual role is referred to as a janusian. Persecutors can hold any other role in the system as well, but often are also coltenoirs, avengers, and trauma holders.
== Persecutor Subtypes ==
Many people only talk about persecutor-protectors, as they are the most well-known but here's a list of some subtypes;https://system-resources.tumblr.com/post/650292203186503680/types-of-persecutorhttps://plurgai.tumblr.com/post/650325800142389248/some-persecutor-types
For subterms of this archetype, see :Category:Persecutor Subterms.
== Gallery ==
File:Persecutor.jpg|Persecutor flag by epikulupuhttps://www.tumblr.com/epikulupu/713535168983547904/persecutor-flag
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Persecutorflux

Persecutorflux is a term relating to an headmate that fluctuates between being a persecutor and whatever their usual role is, usually due to high emotional triggers that negatively affected the headmate, but only until they've calmed down. 
An example may be a protector becoming a persecutor due to a trigger for an hour until they've calmed down, before resuming back to normalcy. 
This was created by @1komaedairl1 on Tumblr, who was the original poster here.
== Related Terms ==
*Prosecutorflux
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Persecutorgender

Persecutorgender, or persecutor-systemgender, is a gender defined as being a persecutor, ex-persecutor, or an advocate for persecutor rights is so intrinsically tied to your gender that they absolutely cannot be separated.https://archive.ph/GbX9w
==Related Terms==
Other genders related to roles are astian, epistia, and tastian.
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==Gallery==
Persecutor gender.png|Persecutorgender flag by plurgai.
Persecutor gender 2.png|Simplified persecutorgender flag by plurgai. 
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Persecutor-Host

A persecutor-host is a common type of persecutor, usually caused by internalized pluralphobia and/or ableism.
When a host recently discovers their system, they can react negatively and treat their system as lesser, and think of themselves as the "most important" or "most real" member of the system. They rarely actually take the label persecutor, but can often do some of the worst harm to a system.
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Persecutor-Little

A persecutor-little is a little (an age generally capping at 12) that also acts as a persecutor to their system. They may act because of a lack of understanding of healthy relationships or the consequences of their actions, but they may also be fully deliberate in their behaviour. 
== Related Terms ==
* A persecutor-little may also be a trauma holder and/or a littlex.
* A persecutor older than a little but not yet an adult may be called a persecutor-middle.
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Persecutor-Manager

A persecutor-manager is a type of persecutor that’s also a manager, innkeeper, overseer, etc. They usually have more of a dissociative approach; they may prioritize their perceived realness over the realness of other headmates, or influence other system members’ feelings without consent. They may push things onto headmates as well, sort of like brainwashing.
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Persecutor-Middle

A persecutor-middle is a middle (an age generally capping at 17) that also acts as a persecutor to their system. They may act because of a lack of understanding of healthy relationships or the consequences of their actions, but they may also be fully deliberate in their behaviour. 
== History ==
This term was coined by A Shattered Dragon's Spirit some time in September or October of 2023. Draer host felt like the definition of middle and little can vary too much between systems, and made the term to compliment persecutor-little, as well as to describe one of his bondalters.
== Related Terms ==
* A persecutor-middle may also be a trauma holder and/or a middlex.
* A persecutor younger than a middle may be called a persecutor-little.
* Persecutor-middles may be rebellious, and may be considered sullen teenage bitch alters.
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Persecutor-Otherholder

A persecutor-otherholder (also called a persecutor-persecutor and sometimes a "Malicitor") is a type of persecutor that operates for a reason that may not always be easy to change.
A system member could hold an aspect of a personality that a person can't face about themself- for example, they might hold anger, jealousy, assertiveness, pride, etc, and express that in ways other system members may not approve of.
==Related Terms==
Malicitor
* Note: Many persecutors consider the term Malicitor a pejorative term, due to its nature as basically an in-group way of saying ‘evil alter’, which is a harmful and inaccurate stereotype.
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Persecutor-Protector

Not to be confused with janusian, a member that is both a persecutor and protector
A persecutor-protector is a type of persecutor that lashes out in attempts to protect the system from harm. They may cut off contact with loved-ones, hurt people close to the system, and may even harm the body due to their desire to protect the system.
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Persecutor-Traumaholder

A persecutor-traumaholder is a type of persecutor that lashes out directly because of trauma. Trauma responses can often be dangerous in and of themselves when taken out of the context that trained them, and many persecutors may lash out mostly or solely because of trauma, or even out of frustration that they cannot share their trauma. 
It should be noted that while most persecutors are trauma holders, most persecutors are not acting specifically and exclusively out of trauma, though it most certainly plays a large role for a lot of them. Persecutors that seek out dangerous situations or habits in order to cope with trauma fall under this category.
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Persegenic

Persegenic is an origin that describes a headmate that was specifically formed to harm the system in some way because the brain believes that it needs to be in pain or suffering.https://icarusoblivion.tumblr.com/post/661439120525164544/persegenic-is-an-origin-that-describes-a-headmate
This does not mean the headmate that is created is harmful or malicious in any way.
Examples of persegenic:
* A headmate formed representing a trigger the system may have.
* A headmate being formed as a persecutor.
* A headmate being formed and their presence in the headspace may be unsettling, uncomfortable, or anything similar.
This could be classed as a subset of traumagenic, or possibly neurogenic, but it doesn't have to be and can be used as a stand-alone term.
Not every persecutor may fall under this origin, and even if they do they don't have to use it, and not everyone who's uses this term may be a persecutor.
== History ==
The term was coined on September 5, 2021 by Tumblr user icarusoblivion.
The flag was created on the same day by the same user and doesn't have a confirmed meaning.
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Persick

Persickness, persecutor illness, or persick episodes are a function within some systems where, instead of persecutors performing their role constantly or consistently, they will instead fall ill for periods of time where their volatility and / or ability to cause harm will be heightened.
Persickness may present as an actual illness, similar to a cold or flu, or it may present in any other manner or ways. The main factors that define persickness are an increase in volatility and impulsivity, as well as an increased ability or desire to cause harm. More physical symptoms may include bloody noses, sniffling, coughing, brain fog, headaches, and fatigue. These symptoms may carry over to the body when the persecutor fronts, but this is not always the case.
In systems where this function or pattern has been observed, it may impact all persecutors, or it may be limited to a select few. Persickness may have a cure or treatment within a system, but it may also have to be "waited out."
Persodivergenic

Persodivergenic, also known as interdivergenic, is an origin for systems and/or headmates who originated from being persodivergent. Persodivergent is a term for those with personality disorders, including those with PDNOS, and those with traits of a PD.
This term may be used with PD System.
== History ==
The term, along with its flags, were coined by Tumblr user a-timeless-illness on February 28th, 2023.https://www.tumblr.com/a-timeless-illness/710561872525524992/persodivergenic-alt-name-interdivergenic-where
== Gallery ==
File:Persodivergenic w persodivergent symbol.jpg|The persodivergenic flag with the persodivergent symbol by a-timeless-illness
File:Persodivergenic w plural symbol.jpg|The persodivergenic flag with the plural symbol by a-timeless-illness
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Personal Caretaker

A personal caretaker is a caretaker that has been specifically assigned to care for one headmate, sometimes referred to as their charge. Personal caretakers tend to only have one charge, but can have a small collection of them. The major distinction is that they specialize in caring for a specific member(s) of the system.
==History==
Specialized caretaker, or specitaker, was coined by extranth on tumblr.https://archive.today/8bYR2
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Personality Shift

Personality shifting is the act of a system or headmate's personality shifting or changing. 
Personality shifts can happen spontaneously or due to an attachment material changing, such as a profile picture or comfort object.
== System Role ==
A personality shifter is a headmate that can change their personality at will, or shifts personalities to mirror the person they are interacting with. This headmate may also be a shapeshifter.
A headmate may be a personality shifter for many reasons, such as:
* Past or current trauma that needed the system to do this for survival.
* The body is neurodivergent and this role is needed to mask as neurotypical.
* Any other reason that isn't listed or mentioned. 
== History ==
This term was originally coined separately by Asteroid Kingdom and Faedom on separate pages.
== Related Terms ==
A personality shifter may also be considered a mirror or masker.
Personality shifting can be similar to soma shifting, where a headmate's form in headspace is changed.
Personal Protector

A personal protector is a headmate who acts as a protector for one specific headmate in their system. This term describes an exclusively internal dynamic between two headmates, and does not apply to relationships with outsiders.
The connection between a personal protector and the protected headmate tends to be strong and intimate, but its intensity is not a prerequisite for the role.
A personal protector may feel an intense desire and / or need to defend the protected, and may act in ways that appear irrational or unnecessary to others in order to achieve their ends, though this perception is not inherent to the role. 
Examples of this behavior may include but are not limited to: emotionally supporting their protected, causing intentional harm to other headmates or outsiders, forcibly fronting with their protected, and removing their protected from the front.
At the discretion of those involved, a headmate may be considered a personal protector if they exclusively protect one subsystem.
Headmates with this relationship dynamic may be more inclined to experience romantic, sexual, and tertiary forms of attraction to one another than to other headmates.
This role is typically self-assigned.
== Related Terms ==
A personal protector's protected may be a charge as well. 
A personal protector and their protected may also be visus and visamor if their relationship includes some type of intimacy. 
Those who use this term may also use the label bonded pair.
A personal protector may also be an aegir.
A patron and their protected circle have an analogous relationship to a personal protector & their protected. The terms diverge because a patron typically protects multiple people, some of whom may be external to the system. 
Swordsperson is an analogous term for relationships with outsiders.
==Gallery==
File:Personal protector flag.jpg|Personal Protector Flag
File:Personal protector flag djx.png|Alternate Personal Protector Flag
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Personimate

A personimate is a headmate or system member that is the personification of an object and/or concept.
== Related Terms ==
Objectmates are headmates that are based on/formed as an object.
Personigenic is a system origin involving the personification of objects.
Daimonian is an umbrella term for any system, sisasystem, headmate, or internal entity, process, or construct that in some way embodies or represents a concept.
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Perspice

A perspice (latin inflection of perspiciō) is an internal self helper. Perspice means “to see through” or “to perceive something clearly."https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/perspicio#:~:text=%5Bedit%5D-,Etymology,-%5Bedit%5D It is used primarily as a role indicative of a headmate who can explain the inner workings of their system, whether it be to those external to the system or new headmates.
== Related Terms ==
* Omniscient
* Gatekeeper
* Archivist
* System Mapping
* Journalist
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Pet Dreaming

Pet Dreaming is the dreamer counterpart of pet regression. Similar to age regression and corresponding with age dreaming, pet dreamers tend to act like a pet or other animal, and may do things that an animal would do. In comparison to pet regression, pet dreamers never really fully slip into the mindset of an animal. 
This mindset is usually controlled by the pet dreamer, but not always. Pet dreaming can be done for many different reasons similar to its counterpart, such as coping, for fun, for a pet lifestyle, for aesthetic, and much more. Pet dreaming is not sexual. 
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Petgenic

Petgenic is a Xeno-Origin related to pets.
== History ==
The term, along with its flag, were coined by Tumblr user playing-card-coining on November 21st, 2021.https://www.tumblr.com/playing-card-coining/668505858293055488/origin-coining-mega-post
==Related Terms==
This origin term falls under the umbrella origin faunagenic. 
Terms like catgenic, doggenic, and ratgenic may fall under this umbrella. 
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Petregenic

Petregenic is a system origin for systems/sisasystems/headmates who's formation is in some way related to pet regression. Examples of this could be:
* A headmate forming in order to care for another headmate who age regresses.
* A animal headmate forming after another regresses.
* A headmate being created to hang out while regressed.
* Anything else related to pet regression.
== History ==
The term was coined by the Internet Gang on July 11th, 2023. https://www.tumblr.com/internetganglol/722598774454747136/so-uh-were-coining-two-term-that-is-new-as-far-as?source=share
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Pet Regression

Pet Regression is the animal counterpart of age regression. Instead of regressing to a younger age, pet(re) reverts to the mindset of an animal, though both age regression and pet regression may co-occur and are not exclusive to each other. The animal mindset can range from household pets, to wildlife, to mythical creatures, and more. 
When regressed/regressing as an animal, pet regressors may take on the behavioral patterns similar to the animal they are in the headspace of. The dreamer counterpart, where regressors do not often fully slip into an animalistic mindset, is known as pet dreaming.
Felines, canines, rabbits, and other mammals are common animals related to pet regression. Pet regression is not sexual.
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Phasic

A phasic system is a system whose front fluctuates, changes, adapts, or goes through phases in reaction to certain stimuli. This can be due to neurodivergence, hyperfixation, changes in environment, trauma, stress, convenience, or just because it's how the system naturally functions.
A phasic system's front can either cycle from member to member or prioritize a specific member for a certain amount of time, but it is bound to change eventually.
Phasing in a system is not permanent, and can vary in intensity and duration.
Examples of being phasic:
* A change in a system's setting causes a specific headmate to be more present in front because they are the most suited for the environment. This headmate ceases to front once the system is out of that environment.
* An introject begins fronting more often in response to their system getting back into their source material. The introject continues to front during the duration of this interest and only stops once the fixation is over.
* The brain feels a natural pull to bring a certain member to front if they are being prioritized rather than other headmates who would normally be suited for the situation.
== Term Origin ==
"Phasic" is defined as "relating to a phase or phases" and "a stage in a process of change or development"https://www.dictionary.com/browse/phasic
== Related Terms ==
* Fronting Priority - When a system’s front prioritizes certain system members over others based on a select criteria.
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Philiatien

Philiatien or plural paraphilia is a term that describes plurals who have paraphilias that affect their headspace or headmates.https://dead-dove-dont-eat.dreamwidth.org/20561.html
==History==
The term was coined on Dreamwidth.
== Related Terms ==
* This term uses the -tien suffix.
* Parabased refers to a system based in one or more paraphilias, affecting system functions, the headspace, headmates, roles, and any other aspects.
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Philician

A philician is a headmate who holds certain paraphilias for the system. This may differ from a symptom holder due to the fact that not all paraphilias are disordered, and some may not view their paraphilias as symptoms.
These headmates may or may not be heavily influenced or affected by the paraphilia(s) they hold, and they may or may not have been formed to help deal with said paraphilia(s).
== Related Terms ==
* Philiorma refers to a headmate who originated from the system's or another headmates paraphilias, kinks, or fetishes.
* Philidawn refers to a sisasystem that originated from the system's or a headmate's paraphilias, kinks, or fetishes.
* Parabased refers to a system based in one or more paraphilia(s), affecting system functions, the headspace, headmates, roles, and any other aspects.
* Philiatien refers to systems who have paraphilias that affect their headspace or headmates.
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