Mixed-origin systems are those which have a mixture of trauma and non-trauma based system members. While they are not considered endogenic entirely, their experiences often straddle the line between endogenic and traumagenic, and they might relate to one community over the other or have particular needs, and so they will be addressed here.
A mixed-origin system is one that has members from varying origins. Some members of a mixed origin system may be formed from trauma and find themselves fitting comfortably within the theory of structural dissociation, while others may not fit and otherwise react and function differently from the trauma-based members. Internally, some mixed-origin systems note that they can't distinguish the trauma-based and non-trauma based members apart from one another, while others may remember and recall that for them, their trauma-based and non-trauma based system members are from different sources entirely.
Mixed-origins systems may come about in a variety of ways. They may be traumagenic systems who (sometimes by the recommendation of a therapist or psychologist) created tulpas in order to help manage their system and encourage proper functioning, they may occur when an endogenic system is growing up and encounters stress strong enough to create splitting and form trauma-based members, or when some systems are spiritual and have faith-based beliefs alongside their system that contribute to their experiences. Some may not know their origins and thus identify as quoigenic alongside mixed-origin, while others may know and simply say they're mixed-origin.
While many endogenic systems do not need help for their system and may not require specialists in dissociative disorders in order to achieve a healthy level of functioning, a mixed-origin system may request one, or need other resources specializing in dissociation in order to help them function in day-to-day life. While some mixed-origin systems may be able to function well enough without any treatment or medical help, this is not always the case, and dissociative symptoms vary. Mixed-origin systems may experience blackouts, severe and distressing dissociation, identity confusion, flashbacks, and more, and it is important that they get the help they need to live a good quality of life and manage themselves.
A mixed-origin system is one that has members from varying origins. Some members of a mixed origin system may be formed from trauma and find themselves fitting comfortably within the theory of structural dissociation, while others may not fit and otherwise react and function differently from the trauma-based members. Internally, some mixed-origin systems note that they can't distinguish the trauma-based and non-trauma based members apart from one another, while others may remember and recall that for them, their trauma-based and non-trauma based system members are from different sources entirely.
Mixed-origins systems may come about in a variety of ways. They may be traumagenic systems who (sometimes by the recommendation of a therapist or psychologist) created tulpas in order to help manage their system and encourage proper functioning, they may occur when an endogenic system is growing up and encounters stress strong enough to create splitting and form trauma-based members, or when some systems are spiritual and have faith-based beliefs alongside their system that contribute to their experiences. Some may not know their origins and thus identify as quoigenic alongside mixed-origin, while others may know and simply say they're mixed-origin.
While many endogenic systems do not need help for their system and may not require specialists in dissociative disorders in order to achieve a healthy level of functioning, a mixed-origin system may request one, or need other resources specializing in dissociation in order to help them function in day-to-day life. While some mixed-origin systems may be able to function well enough without any treatment or medical help, this is not always the case, and dissociative symptoms vary. Mixed-origin systems may experience blackouts, severe and distressing dissociation, identity confusion, flashbacks, and more, and it is important that they get the help they need to live a good quality of life and manage themselves.
