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/ˈhɛdmeɪt/ · noun
(multiplicity slang) One of the personalities, identities, or selves in a person with dissociative identity disorder or another form of multiplicity..
The first one of the headmates (our word for alter) I was aware of was a boy named Josh.
With co-fronting, typically only one headmate at a time functions as the ‘main fronter’ who does the majority of physical driving of the body, […]
Each headmate has their own experiences, memories, emotions and requirements, thus should be spoken to and referred to in their own preferred way.
Use headmate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Headmate means (multiplicity slang) One of the personalities, identities, or selves in a person with dissociative identity disorder or another form of multiplicity..
Common synonyms include alter, systemmate.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The first one of the headmates (our word for alter) I was aware of was a boy named Josh.
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