Hello! Welcome to the official Polymind carrd.This carrd hopes to offer a clear and concise understanding of what polyminds are, whilst also introducing common terms used by them and clearing up any common misconceptions._{Last updated 5/6/25 | Made by Spectral}

Polymind is a self-identifiable term that refers to a person that is capable of seeing their subpersonalities as unique individuals.“What are subpersonalities?”
Subpersonalities are defined as different personality modes that activate in order to help a person cope with specific situations.
For example; imagine a woman. In the morning, they wake up and get their kids ready for school, becoming the Mother. When they come to work, they become Ms. Executive. And when they come back to their partner, they become Lover.
Polymindence is simply the ability for a person to say “oh, Lover is active right now” whilst also assigning unique identities to each of them.“How does this happen?”
Polymindence can occur in a number of ways, all though in most cases it is entirely involuntarily. Some polyminds might have came to be due to the fact they struggled with maladaptive daydreaming and spent a lot of time distinguishing their subpersonalities. Whilst others may have been put under such intense stress over a long period of time that their subpersonalities distinguished over time due to how often they activated.

“How do polyminds differ from systems?”
System is used as a term for people with DID/OSDD here. For plurality, see the next question.
Both DID and OSDD are serious dissociative disorders that are diagnosable in the DSM5 and are associated with amnesia, identity confusion, memory gaps and alternative states of self (or "alters"). Polymindence is not a medical term, has very little effect on a person's life if at all and functions off subpersonalities, which is something that everyone has.“Are polyminds plural?”
Whether or not a polymind considers themselves plural is, ultimately, fully up to them. Polymindence by itself is not set to be inherently plural or not plural.“How do polyminds differ from IFS?”
IFS (Internal Family System) is a therapeutic model that functions off subpersonalities and system thinking, it is used in therapy and has the goal of letting all the subpersonalities work together in harmony. Polymindence
meanwhile is a self identifiable label that simple describes one’s ability to distinguish subpersonalities. Additionally, subpersonalities in polymindence do not have to get along, let alone work together harmoniously.“Isn’t it harmful to separate oneself?”
Whilst it is true that over analyzing one’s subpersonalities can be harmful, it’s important to note that polymindence is not about actively separating and distinguishing your subpersonalities, it is not about how one became polyminded. Instead, the term simply exists for those who have already distinguished their subpersonalities for any reason.

The polymind symbol, can also be written out as ❖〇 or ❖⃝

The second polymind flag, both without and with the symbol

The first polymind flag.

Coining
The term was coined by @spectralmindset on discord on 24th April 2024.Further Reading
Polymind WikiResources
Coaching the Multiplicity of the Mind: A Strengths-based Model - PubMed Central
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma & Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard Schwartz C.
Subpersonalities and psychotherapy, by James Vargiu - Kenneth Sorensen
Subpersonalities, According to Roberto Assagioli
Subpersonalities: The Roles that We Play - Love and Will
Subpersonality - Wikipedia