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whats wrong with me/why am i referring to myself as plural?) I'm not exactly sure. Even though I know it is a trauma response to multiple traumatic situations that left me unable to function properly to have multiple "me's" in my head, it's not a distinct enough personality split for me to compare my situation directly to a DID/OSDD system, and it isn't delusional in the sense that I'm aware in the end I am not truly something I'm not, for example a fictional character. It is definitely possible that I am one and this is some sort of "system denial" though.

I refer to myself as plural as that is the best way to label myself in a manner that makes sense without self-diagnosing myself as a system. Similar to how someone with DID has many distinct personalities inside of their head different enough to be classified as an introject, I've realized parts of my personality are distinct enough from me to not exactly be 100% me, but still are connected to me in some ways. Given that I also experience amnesia often, I've theorized it could possibly be a symptom of my plurality though could also just be something I struggle with.

how does it work?) I don't really know. Again, it's just like having parts of my personality distinct from me, but not completely. Nearly all of these distinct personalities are characters from fiction as I heavily relate to many and see parts of myself in them, and usually share trauma with them (only a handful of the weird distinct personalities of mine don't share trauma with me). The ones I share trauma with most of the time I find can be interpreted as forms of coping mechanisms, as many of them were/are(?) kins of mine before I found out I was plural.

terminology?) I use system terminology on myself sometimes (will list below what terms below, I usually only allude to them), and usually refer to my body/plurality as a whole with second person pronouns, but I'm very comfortable with first person pronouns and prefer to have first person used on me instead of second person.
System terms I use are not to mock or make fun of systems nor the experiences they go through.
Terms I use:
Front/Fronting & Co-Front, Brain/Mind (Headspace), Host (sometimes referred to as anchor), Switching (rarely used), Pseudomemories, ANP (Apparently Normal Part), EP (Emotional Part), Child Part, Protector, ______ Holder/Controller, Caretaker. I refer to members of my plurality as alter egos or headmates.