Systemhood Speaks

We asked systems (Both DID and OSDD) about their experience through a self-report survey of 174 participants to date. Here are the results.

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Non-human alters

NOTE: this question doesn’t distinguish length of job held – the purpose is more to showcase that although there are systems who are unable to work for a variety of reasons, there are also those who can be found in a variety of work settings.

Do you have non-human parts? If so, what?

No x 26

Not really. M*** is a person but in the most ethereal way, kind of witch-like and into spiritual stuff. T*** is a young ?boy?, but has the vibes of a little black cat. I really don’t know if this stuff is literal or figurative.

We have animal and humanoid animal parts, angels/humans with wings, a robot, and I’m hearing that there are more that I have yet to meet.

Yes a vampire

Yes, many angels, demons, animals, creatures. I don’t even know what they are. They look scary, but they are never as terrifying as the humans in our system. Many non-human parts may look human from the outside as alot of our hosts are fae or elves or we omit their non han attributes in art BC stigma (esp if it’s posted online)

We have a plethora of humanoid parts – gods, half-animals, vampires, sirens, cyborgs, but only one fully nonhuman alter which is a dog.

Yes. We have a wolf alter, 2 jaguars, one robot, and a lot of demons/angels/gods

We have animal human hybrids, we have angels, demons, meta and superhumans, mermaids, monsters, just straight-up animals.

Yes, we have a variety of demons and a few others biblical figures; many dogs; birds; rabbits; fairies and merpeople; dead people as well

We have 2 werewolf, an alien, and a harpy

We do, quite a lot actually. There is a Dragon, shapeshifters, robots, scavengers (rainworld), skeletons, ghosts, bird-person, cat person, Enderman (Minecraft), TV head, and general non-human humanoids.

Yes, we have an angel, a demon, a shapeshifter, an anthropomorphic bunny and bird.

We have a fairy (fairy godmother, the caretaker of the littles) and a cat.

One alter is a normal dog. Another alter is an introject from a cartoon; her name is B***, and she’s an anthropomorphic red heeler dog. J**** is a sort of void creature. R*** is a demon.

A lot of our non-human alters are humanoid but we still have a wide variety. A robot, a puppet, a cat, animal hybrids, some other very specific types too. They have certain struggles with fronting in a body that doesn’t work as their inner world body, but it can also be pretty easy to adjust to it.

Yes, mostly demons or spirits

Lots! Our main host is a goddess and we have many other gods, some elves, fae, mermaids and sirens, computer programs, animal hybrid people, vampires, a werewolf, a dog, a plant hybrid, angels, and demons

Many, yes! myself included. We might actually have more fae and changeling alters than we do human alters. we also have a shapeshifter and a few animal alters.

Yeah, we have a lot of non-human headmates!

Most of us are Non-Human. We range from gods, angels, demons to elves, merpeople, hybrids, fairies etc.

Yes. A doll/marionette alter, a demon-like/dark cloudy shadows type alter, and a mermaid/nymph/siren-like alter that’s mostly around bathtubs.

We have mostly nonhumans. a lot of fantasy alters, a handful of animals, robots, aliens, ghosts, and deities.

We have quite a few non-human parts, mostly things that are seen as ethereal, like angels and demons. A few animal-like parts as well.

yes! I am a nonhuman alter, actually; I am a…. giant humanoid bat creature. genuinely, I kind of look like one of those depictions of that rake creepypasta monster but with a bat head and a really long tail.

outside of me, we do have several more – lots of animal-based alters ranging from full-on quadrupedal to just having animal body parts, some demons, some angels, some robots/ai… a couple pokemon. and one guy who’s like…. think like a satyr but instead of a goat its a velociraptor.

Hm.. We are still figuring this one out!

Yes. There’s everything from robots to objects to animals, dragons and half-humans

Giant wolf, flame figure, shadow figure, cat.

We have a cat alter and have had hot pans, ovens, and wilting trees form.

yes! We have hybrids and also shapeshifters!

We have all kinds of non-human alters. Narrowing it down, we have Animal alters, Spirits/Deities, and many fictional species.

yes, ranging from animals to supernatural creatures to religious entities

Angel, several demons, a robot, and a fairy.

Aliens, demons, angels and a homunculus.

Very many, we have them ranging from fae, werewolves and other creatures all the way to non-humans like dogs, objects, etc

Yes! We have a couple of demons, angels, a fox goddess, a mother nature, vampires, and werewolves as of what I know right now. We even have animal alters like a wolf, fox, and raccoon!

Yes, a talking fox, monster, goddess, robots, wolf-girl, witches (in their source, witches are a different species than humans)

We have many nonhuman parts. I don’t think I can list them all, but we have a lot of dog or dog-like alters due to Epsilon programming. we have other animals, objects, fantasy beings, zombies, etc.

Due to our trauma being connected to feeling/being sub-human, yes. We have 34 nonhuman alters. 6 Angels, 15 Creatures, 5 Demons, 3 Dragons, 8 Gods, 4 Hybrids, 8 Shapeshifters and 4 Vampires. (Some of these may overlap)

Elves, demons, dogs, ghosts

Yes! We have a fox and several Pokemon as well as two like. Creatures. One is called M***, he’s kinda demony he’s nice though, and the other is M**, she’s more humanoid with blue skin, green hair, red eyes and ram horns

Yes, we have angels, demons, gods, used to have a doll, elemental beings (not sure how to describe it better) and some sort of monster/just somehow non-human. Someone’s an angel-demon-cupid hybrid, for example. We also have alters who identify as partially human or originally human. Not everyone labels their species very specifically.

Yes, a demon, a Fay, a vampire

Uff yes. Dogs, a dragon, a Vampire, an entity not made of matter or atoms, or our caregiver, who is a mixture of mermaids with a lot of eyes, horns and dragonfly wings. And someone of us said demon and fairy so apparently those two too xD

We have partially non-humans or hybrids. One of our alters are part doll (ball jointed) and his joints fuse into normal skin and only turn hard and jointed when unwell/sick. He is used as one of our indicators for health but it can also be unreliable.

We have a lot. Animals, Gods, Demons, Magical creatures, Objects etc.

Yes, we do, but we would rather not share it.

Many, many, many non-humans, we’re non-human heavy. We have a lot of demons and angels, some half-humans, shadows, androids, anthropomorphic animals, non-human fictives and etc.

There was one that I haven’t heard from in years. It was like a shadow or a silhouette. I’m not quite sure. I also have a little that seems human, but I’m not totally sure that she has a face.

Yes, one cat.

Yes, many. We have the mlp fictives. We have a demon. We have animal shifters and anthropomorphic animals. We have an alien. A fairy. And E*** being made of rock. D*** which is more of a concept than and physical alter. We also have a shapeshifter who doesn’t have a solid shape really and can shift into anything with its voice

We have various non-human alters, wolves, dragons, ghosts, and crows.

We have some parts that appear animal-like; examples are a kid with moth wings and a woman with a fishtail/siren.

Yes, most of us are; lots of mythology parts because of introjection. Dogs, lion, siren, snakes, fae, vampires, deer, dolls, non-corporeal fog.

Yes. So far, a dragon and a puppy. Oh, and darkness. It turns out they are an alter, too.

Angels, deities, vampires, aliens, robots, animals, demons, ghosts, mermaids, bugs, monsters

Yes, about four. There is a cat, a biblical angel, a bee-human, and a mix of an enderman from Minecraft and “Bull” from Where the Wild Things Are.

Many. The system is primarily non-human, I have very few fully human headmates. i have more dogs than anything, some angels, a lot of foxes, ghosts, lycanthropes, demigods

A cat and a baby dragon

Yes, we do. We have an animal, non-humanoid monster and humanoid monster alters. (To my knowledge a dog, two cats, two birds as the animal, a dragon and a bunch of fairies, a vampire and two ghosts).
One of our gatekeepers is pretty “godlike”, genderless and faceless, but I mainly count them as human.

We have a few vampires and other demons, we have a mermaid, we have some Star Trek aliens (a Vulcan, a Romulan, maybe others), and we have a whole cube of fragments that are Borg Drones, plus the Queen. We also have a snake, but he isn’t always a snake, and a lizard person but he’s mostly a lizard-ish human, and several ghosts, though they are all human ghosts as far as I know

Most of us are non-human. Vampires, harpies, shadow figures, monsters, cyborgs, robots

Maaaannnnyyyyy.. I’m nonhuman!! I’m a hybrid of a goddess, succubus and a siren, personally!
we have seraphim/angels, demons, sirens/mermaids, centaurs, pokemon, and many, many, many, many more.. a lot. lots of nonhumans (we are very nonhuman-heavy)

Yes – Angels. Snow leopard, White Tiger. Black Horse. A large wolf.

A couple of angels, vampires, a wolf, werewolves, a ghost, a TV head, and a few who aren’t sure what to call themselves

Many. If anything, we are predominantly not strictly human. A sense of otherness and monstrosity follows nearly every alter. We range from animals who are so truly and wholly animals that they cannot and will not engage in human behaviour to fully non-real and non-human incorporeal entities who choose to mimic humanity when it benefits them. Our physical protector is an A***, a shield. Not human. That sort of thing is our normal. We do have human or mostly human alters, but they tend to be our littles. The host and one or two other ANPs are the only fully human parts, and even that is a little tenuous.

Yes, we have a shadow creature, animatronics, demons, angels, aliens and fairies

Humans with wings, birds, demons, angels, a fallen angel, ghosts, a robot, a guy made of cubes, some cat-people, some kind of wild animal, a mermaid, a fox, some kind of woodland sprite, a lizard, and an entity without a body.

Yes, my two headmates are immortal. One of them is something I can’t share, but the other one is a human turned immortal.

We have mermaids, sirens, elves, fairies, demons, angels and almost all mythical creatures, and we also have cats, a lot of dogs, a fox, a wolf and a few other animals

Yes, the majority of us are non-human. They range from cats, dogs, and other animals to anthro animals (like furries) to supernatural beings

Some of our fictives have non-human sources, and we have several therian/furry skunk alters

We do. Most of them are introjects of old pets or inanimate objects

We have a god, potentially another

We have many non-human parts. we have cats, dogs, foxes, horses, insects, and many other types of non-humans.

Yes, animals, animatronics, cyborgs, eldritch beings/monsters, demons, angels

Yeah, one of them in an introject of a shadow figure. I kept hallucinating that was watching me

We have C***, a fictive/non-human, who is a dog, and he takes care of the kids. All of the gatekeepers are biblical angels. There are various fragments/parts that are demons/angels/have aspects of those (horns, wings, multiple eyes, etc.)

Yes. I mean, dead humans? Kinda? Vampires from source. Another trauma holder isn’t really human, but I don’t know what they would be.

Very many. A lot of them are sort of just “off”. Like some character in a psychological horror or something like that. Though some are set species, but there’s too many to list comfortably.

Yes! angels (fallen angels, seraphim, etc.), elves, fairies, dogs, etc.

Many, we have ghosts, demons, gods, angels, unnamed ones such as having blue skin and white hair, fairies, dolls, mermaids, deer, bears, horses, fish, birds, cats, dogs, monkeys, rabbits, and many other animals

Yes. Demons, Angels, Ghosts, Zombies, Vampires, Shapeshifters, Animals, Cyborgs, Voids, and a Hot Pot

Animals, furniture, dolls, creatures(ie mythical, fantasy), mist/cloud-like, tools/weapons

Yes! We have a cat alter, animatronics, a cricket, a succubus, a possible vampire, a ghost, fairies, and a possible elf, as far as we’re aware

Yes, we have an animal alter (a cat) and a stuffed animal we made in 1st grade, which we were told would ‘hold all our worries/secrets.’

Demons, Angels, Fairies, Robots, I can’t remember anything else right now.

Yes! Angels, devils, animals, fantasy creatures, you name it, we probably have it.

Yes! I am fae, we have vampires, demons, mermen, and robots.

Our main persecutor is non-human. he takes a canine-like form, but when he’s closer to front, he’s more human-esq

Yes. Animals, faeries, demons, dragons, angels, God and Jesus etc. Cartoons. Lots of cartoons.

Yes, a cat, two wolves, a vampire, some night-vale introjects, a cement-human (?), magists, demons.

Yes… Celtic fae. Greek mythological beings/gods

I have a part who’s this demon creature thing. He’s an introject of “the Antichrist”, or at least our perception of that concept. I also have a dog.

We are mostly non-human. Angels, demons, foxes, cats, banshees, elves, deities, snakes, and many many more.

We have an alter who lives in the walls, who mostly screams and smells like blood. She does have a humanoid face, but is probably not “human” (as in, people won’t see her as human if they encounter her on the outside). We have an alter who used to be a pixie, but after re-traumatisation, has become a young teen girl. And we have an alter who has several forms, some of which are more “demonic” (more like the scary ghost girls from Japanese horror movies, not a religious type of demon)

Cat, Fae, smog, angel

We have a ghost, an elf, a demon, and possibly a wolf.

Have a dragon from a book we read as a kid, as well as a lot of dolls and one based off our favourite childhood stuffed animal

We have a black cat, a tiger, a mermaid, a ghost, and we also have multiple shapeshifting or hybrid alters like we have a wolf-shapeshifter, a deer-hybrid, and we have an alter who used to be a rabbit doll we had as a child who now is a rabbit-human hybrid after she healed somewhat.

None of us really identify as human. And all of these are our versions of the creatures.

B*** 10 is a kitsune/chimera hybrid. Z** 16 is a kitsune. K*** 30 is a tanuki. Wi*** 30 is a demon. Y*** 21 is a Mothi (moth/butterfly/dragonfly/bee-based fae creature). K*** 5 is a Living Doll/Chimera (think Hydrogen from Pokemon). C*** is an Angel. L** is an elf/kitsune hybrid. P*** just identifies as magic.(a being made of myst with power to do anything they can think of. H*** is magic that shows herself as an elf/chimera hybrid. Q** is magic that shows himself as a harpy or naga-based creature. D*** and K*** are puppets that front with K***. They allow him to use their mouths to speak as he is mute. We don’t have puppets, so he doesn’t like to speak without them. We had a fictive, but he doesn’t show up anymore.

Yes, but also no – our resident oldest brother protector type alter is human looking, but… Ok, everyone has a vampire-loving faze in their life! He was just – heavily inspired by old vampire movies with hundred-year-old kings who looked down on humans with amusement and a little resentment. We think it’s a pretty perfect choice for a protector type, really.

Yes. Not ok answering.

One goes back and forth between a human and a godzilla dragon type. There is a monster with long nails. One little part has a mouth filled with razor-sharp teeth.

Sort of. One part is a genderless, powerful man/creature. Another part was seen as godlike to the other alters and had no body to them.

Yes, we have a puppet alter, and two demon alters.

Yes, we have two that we know of – a wolf and a goddess

Only three of us are human: me, a little that is me as a child, and a little girl. Three werewolves, two adults one little, a fairy, a t-rex, a hydra, and the entity.

Yes. It is a humanoid dragon/babysitter who used to be a demon/shadow monster.

Yes, about half of our system is non-human. Three wolves, a fey, an owlin, a grizzly bear, an elf, a demon, a dragon, and a ghost

We consist of so many non-humans, ghosts, robots, mythical creatures, cats, and sentient objects

I don’t know if that would be non-human, but we have an alter made of water. He looks human, but his insides are all water, and he can swim and just not drown at all; he’s all water.

We mainly have many programmed dogs, angels, demons, and insects

All of us (to my knowledge) are nonhuman alters. Everything from fairies, vampires, monsters, zombies, mermaids, sirens, elves, robots, cyborgs, computers, bunnies, cats, torture objects, dolls, and other degrading and humiliating objects etc.

Yes; a fairy, a deer, and at least one angel. There may be more.
Yes we have a vampire/bat and a couple of wolves.

Yes, a fairy and some dwarves

Yes. Animals Eg foxes, cats, skeletons, hellhounds, demons

1 wolf, 2 Werewolves, 1 Dragon, 1 Shade/Spirit/Ghost, 2 Eldritch entities, 2 Demigods, 1 Archfiend, 1 Catfolk, 4 half-elves

Yes, everything from myological creatures like harpy and mermaids to unique inner world races we call meldians, ascended, and celestials.

We are mainly a system of nonhuman alters, but we do have two human alters. Their names are J** and L***. Our nonhumans range from dragons, demons, hellhounds, humanoids, animals, animatronics and skeletons.

We have part animal alters but they have human bodies. One has Moose antlers, and one has mouse ears, and two have dog ears

Yes, we have a few fae and demons

We have a doll; most ANPs believe they have camera eyes and an implanted sound recording device.

We have a cat-girl, pokemon, creatures and monsters, animals, robots, angels and demons

We have many – demons, Pokémon, robots, angels, mascots, dolls, dragons, birds, objects, dogs, creatures, human-animal hybrids and skeletons.

Yes. Vampires, shape-shifters, sprites, dragons and more.

Yes, a tiger and two alters have wings.

Corpses, cats, a siren, a hoodie???, ghosts, vampires, elves, demons, angels, gods, etc

We have a lot of nonhuman alters, demons, ghosts, succubi, animals, spirits, dragons, and more

We have an introject whose source is Connor from D:BH, and he is an android like his source. We also have an alter that we’re unsure whether they’re human. A*** uses it/its and neopronouns and we don’t know its age.

Yes: fairy, elf, fae, mermaid, bunyip, demon, whisps, and a shapeshifter who can turn into a wolf. There is also a robot/ Android who has become human-ish.

Yes, we have many non-human and half-human/non-human parts, including – ants, wolves, dragons, fairies, dinosaurs, dogs, cats, birds, ghosts, aliens, trees, flowers, dolls and many other non-human and half-human/non-human parts.

We have animals and demons.

One part feels like she is a fairy or an elf (or something magical and mystical), but she knows we’re on a human body. She isn’t out much

We have two non-human parts that we’re aware of. One is a monster, and the other is an elf.

Yes. We have a shadow demon. A vampire. An AI of sorts. Some super soldiers and a wolf.

Yes, I have a fairy part she is ageless and very ethereal.

Yes, we have an angel, a shadow man, a half-cat a half-dog

Fictives of our pets and several horses – unsure if these are parts.

Yes, our system is largely non-human. We have a bit of almost everything: animals, mythical creatures, animated objects, undead, etc.

Yes! We have a variety of non-human parts. We have animals (cats, a gorilla, a panther, a dog, a giant flying whale shark to name a few). We have fantasy/religious parts (demons, elves, fairies, angels etc). We have more abstract parts, too (voids, shapeshifters, personified strawberry milk). We also have objects (dolls mainly). And probably others I’ve forgotten

Yes, someone who views himself as a ghost, a few animals (like a fox and cat), and someone who cannot be identified with any features

Yes, we have a lion part.

Yes, dogs, cats, witches, fairies etc

I don’t know exactly yet.

We have a lot of non-human parts