system

persecutor

persecutors are alters that purposefully harm the body , system , host , core , or other alters , sabotage the systems goals or healing , or work to assist the systems abusers . persecutors might hold self hatred or provide an outlet for internalized abusive and negative messages . they might believe that hurting the system or other alters is the only way to control them or teach them how to behave and so prevent further and more extreme abuse from outside abusers . they might be reenacting abuse or trying to ensure that future abuse isnt more harmful due to being preceded by a period of relatively little abuse . some persecutor alters are introjects of abusers and may or may not understand that they are not actually the abuser themselves .