Strange Things You've Had to Research for Your Writing

:joy: that’s just the normal everyday recently.

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speaking of which. you might want to look into programming in cults. it’s not really commonplace knowledge but it’s the epitome of ICK. the rest I will hide because ho boy it’s more than potentially triggering.

TW ritual abuse

Summary

Programming is the intentional creation of parts with specific tasks by abusers. As in, the abuser knows about the DID/OSDD or is trying to create DID/OSDD in a child. It is a very extreme form of abuse. Having an alter that is, say, an abuser introject is not programming. Neither is having a part that is influenced by an abuser’s thoughts/etc.

It’s used especially in folks dissociative identity disorder to create ‘commands’ that they cannot disobey through extreme trauma in an organized setting.

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yes this is what i’ve been researching these past few days :joy:

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eee i didn’t know that, I’m gonna put that in my notes for a different wip for sure, I have an mc(s) with DID.

i didn’t plan on any of the central characters in my cult wip having DID, but I honestly don’t know much about osdd so i might have to look into it. it’s icky but programming would fit one or two characters’ storylines really well.

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I love ranting about DID and OSDD so if you have any questions (besides “Is Split accurate”, because the answer is HELL NO) feel free to ask :)))

I have years of research and freindships irl people with DID/OSDD under my belt so ik how it workds

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just had to look up how spiders feel to touch

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  • types of lazers (there are 6)
  • lazer mining
  • ytterbium lazers
  • heaviest space object. i’m still scrolling on this one, i’m trying to figure out a way to describe a highly determined/focused/intelligent character. I think i’m gonna go with ‘neutron star’?
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Ooo you writing a science fiction?

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yes indeed c:

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Truck customs routes
Border patrol procedures
Gas stations and food stops along South California border

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Sounds like you’re writing a cross country crime XD.

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Who knows at this point? :wink: haha! That’s the beauty about Churroverse books…

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Starting off this month, we already have:

Mirror sizes

Mirror materials

Largest schools

How often did the great staircase in Harry Potter change locations?

Fantasy creatures

How to create fantasy creatures

How to create familiars

How warm do greenhouses have to be?

How to create fantasy plants

Gemstones

Necklace cord/chain materials

How large can ponds be?

How to create sports

Types of trees

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i remember needing to look this up, well something similar for my story and was like… this is as close to a green thumb as i will ever get haha

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Cross section of a human brain stem inside the skull.

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:brain::eyes:
Well then

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How long it would take the average person to bleed out if certain veins are targeted for attack. Immediately looked up some stuff about swords afterwards.

Yeah, I’m defs on a watchlist somewhere :joy:

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Nah, just say you were watching Naruto or something :joy:

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Not super strange, but, 1989 Ford Rangers

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deep dive into cults. also how cruel optimism works

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