Osdd 1b [2021] 💫

We are a system without a mute button. We hear each other constantly. Not as voices. As urges . As tastes . As sudden, violent weather patterns in a sky that is supposed to be ours alone.

A short piece of internal monologue / fractured prose. osdd 1b

We are not fractured into strangers. We are fractured into almost . Almost whole. Almost singular. Almost okay. We are a system without a mute button

Disclaimer: This is a fictional, artistic representation created for educational and empathetic purposes. It is not a clinical diagnostic tool. OSDD-1b is a complex dissociative disorder; this piece aims to capture one subjective internal experience. As urges

When people ask, "How do you know who is fronting?" We say: Who just flinched at the sound of a car backfiring? Who just wanted to order the spicy noodles? Who just felt homesick for a house we never lived in?

For one second, all three agree: This is peaceful.

But tonight, K. is making tea. J. is letting her. The Host is watching the steam rise.