were any of you alive during the time of the heaven's gate cult? and did you ever hear anything about in your lifetime? for some reason this particular cult has been of interest to me and i wonder what it was like to hear about them as things unfolded. i would love to hear anything about that, or if you know anybody who knows about it.

I was less than six months old when they all died and I'm one of the oldest members on here rn so no. Reddit and wikipedia exist for a reason.

/Sage

hey everyone! figured we need some positivity in these trying times. tell me, what are your hopes and dreams? it can be anything, big or small; this is a no-judgement zone.

i'll start: i wish to become a professor so i can help people achieve their own hopes and dreams!

Got a mix of things going on because I really want to write fantasy books and reach people with stories but I also want to raise awareness for better animal care standards AND get involved in a bunch of community projects to make a tangible difference -- sometimes it feels like I just want to a little bit of everything, but I am a terribly indecisive person lol

I have low expectations, but I wonder if there's anyone with headmates here. Doesn't matter the type, endogenics medians daemons etc included.

Or else, maybe anyone is interested in hearing about the plural experience, ie. having multiple people/facets in the same body

Not headmates specifically but heavy dissociative episodes / fading into different states kinda like osdd? I don't really know how to describe it and some of my closest friends are part of a system

>>2 Distinct states, without amnesia? If it feels like every parts are still a part of the same "me", maybe it's like Medianship?
Before having headmates, I used to have essentially 24/7 depersonalization + derealization, though identity-wise there was only me, nothing else

Huh that's cool, kind of a small world huh, that you can meet friends who are systems

I haven't bothered to figure out exactly what's going on with me but I do have what I call "The Hauntings". This mainly started out with one being a ghost and one being a demon from my dreams, hence the name, but things have changed. People have come, went, and died whilst rotting on the floor of our box for months.. I couldn't get rid of it. They've been around since my middle school days. Well, one or two of them have. It's a little complicated and, again, I don't really intend on figuring out my whole situation. Two of The Hauntings are from my dreams with both of them having made their appearance in said dreams back in middle school with one being a version of me and the other being the demon I mentioned.

The dream demon isn't that bad. Honestly, I was kinda worried when they weren't in their usual spot in the dream world and when they suddenly showed up and started talking to me while awake, it started messing with my ability to tell if I was awake or not but it's not that bad anymore.

The other version of me is...well... kinda a pain. He's petty and spiteful. He hate's anyone who's wronged me, even just a little. His anger is irrational. I'm surprised he's managed to be a reasonably father.. He's calmed down in the past few months but I'm pretty sure he's the reason I can't fully switch out with anyone anymore. I'm kinda just... chained to the front desk. Even now I can feel it. To be honest, I've always been hesitant on letting other things control my body again. My own body has taken to locking up even when someone else is thinking something risky. It's.. annoying but it's kept people safe. I have to be the responsible one.