Links About Integration
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Understanding Integration: An account of fusion and life after fusion; written by an ex-multiple therapist who went through fusion herself.
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Full Integration, Final Fusion, Functional Multiplicitly, and General "Spirituality": An experience of full fusion, multiplicity, and how it relates to spirituality; saved not just for the perspective, but because it proposes the idea that full fusion and functional multiplicity are a false binary.
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Pointers on Final Fusion: Advice on final fusion from someone who's been there- this all lines up with my own experiences with it as well. In particular, "...focusing too much on what parts are doing what and where they are in the stage of fusion can really kind of "backtrack" the fusion" resonates.
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ISST-D Adult Treatment Guidelines for DID: The ISST-D is one of the most significant groups when it comes to studying trauma and dissociation. Their DID treatment guidelines are used by many clinicians and can be helpful when pursuing fusion.
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Can someone explain why a system might want to fuse into one person again?: Fusion as an act of love, care, and support (and also less final than people think).
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The ambiguous loss of post-integration : a theoretical analysis of the effects of integration on clients with dissociative identity disorder: An academic paper diving into the emotions that may be felt after final fusion.
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Hues: A short story with major parallels to thoughts and feelings while processing fusion.