“Divided Anatomy Syndrome (DvAS)

A MUD that affects systems [cis or trans], where the body’s anatomy is divided among alters. One may be more connected to a specific body part than the others are.

Body parts don’t only have to be external (such as limbs), but could also be internal- for example, one alter may be more bodily connected to the lungs, and when they aren’t fronting, it may take more effort to breathe; or, one alter may be more bodily connected to the bladder, and when they aren’t fronting, others may experience incontinence, bedwetting, or leaks, not be able to feel when the bladder is full, and even be unable to tell when the body has a UTI or other bladder/urinary symptoms.
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Symptoms:

• Some body parts may belong to one alter, who has better control over those body parts even when not fully fronting/conscious
• Some body parts may feel numb or dull when the alter they belong to isn’t in front
• Some body parts may be harder or impossible to control without help from the alter it belongs to
• An alter may be able to control their body part(s) even when not fronting/conscious or while in innerworld, while being forced out of front, while others are trying to hold them back [in sys], etc.
• Other alters may be able to control another’s body parts better if they have a strong connection to them
• The feeling of numbess and the inability to control a body part that belongs to someone who isn’t fronting may cause further dissociation and distress to other alters in the system”

Coined by fckindumbboy-coins on June 21, 2024.