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= Bonding =

Bonds are psychic connections between humans. They are very important in the omegaverse.

== Anatomy ==

The ‘mating gland’ is a small bundle of nerves on the neck that sends a signal to the pyrene when enough sharp pressure is applied. It is not a scent gland, though most people think of it that way, and nearby scent glands WILL produce special, very strong pheremones when it is activated, called bonding pheremones.

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Betas, however, can hold multiple bonds, called ‘pack bonds’. Packs, and other larger family structures, require beta ‘heads’ to link them psychically together. Betas will have different limits to how many bonds they can support, and as they near their limit may start experiencing mental fog, exhaustion, memory loss, and migraines. Betas usually weaken as they get older, but, on the other hand, increased skill may mean they can still hold as many, or even more, bonds as they did in their youth. A pack bond will not erase a mating bond, nor will a mating bond erase a pack bond.

== Obstructions to Bonding ==

Because bonding requires emotional connection between minds, mental differences can make bonds more challenging.

=== Intellectual Disability and Brain Damage ==

The different processing speed and understanding can make bonds between undisabled and disabled brains challenging. The disabled person may take longer to learn the bonds, or may only be able to understand their head, or the people who put work into connecting with them. While most experienced heads CAN learn to stabilize such a bond, inexperienced, impatient, or intolerant heads may not have the necessary skill. Given time and patience most groups can incorporate even profoundly disabled individuals.

Sudden brain injuries may be more dangerous. While death of a bond mate can be traumatic, it usually isn't dangerous. The sudden void of brain death, or a drop in mental function, can act like a vacuum, pulling bond mates in as the struggle to stabilize the injured person. However, with prep, or experience, a group can learn an injured mind, and even assist in the person's healing journey.

== Mental Disorders ==

Mental disorders, including psychosis, can also make stable bonds challenging. However, bonds are much more effective at stabilizing most mental illnesses than Earth medications. Psychosis is seen as a minor condition in the omegaverse, with bond mates being taught how to provide reality checks, assist with disordered thinking, and support emotional stability.

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 = Bonding =
+Bonds are psychic connections between humans. They are very important in the omegaverse.
+== Anatomy ==
 The ‘mating gland’ is a small bundle of nerves on the neck that sends a signal to the pyrene when enough sharp pressure is applied. It is not a scent gland, though most people think of it that way, and nearby scent glands WILL produce special, very strong pheremones when it is activated, called bonding pheremones.
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 Betas, however, can hold multiple bonds, called ‘pack bonds’. Packs, and other larger family structures, require beta ‘heads’ to link them psychically together. Betas will have different limits to how many bonds they can support, and as they near their limit may start experiencing mental fog, exhaustion, memory loss, and migraines. Betas usually weaken as they get older, but, on the other hand, increased skill may mean they can still hold as many, or even more, bonds as they did in their youth. A pack bond will not erase a mating bond, nor will a mating bond erase a pack bond.
+== Obstructions to Bonding ==
+Because bonding requires emotional connection between minds, mental differences can make bonds more challenging.
+=== Intellectual Disability and Brain Damage ==
+The different processing speed and understanding can make bonds between undisabled and disabled brains challenging. The disabled person may take longer to learn the bonds, or may only be able to understand their head, or the people who put work into connecting with them. While most experienced heads CAN learn to stabilize such a bond, inexperienced, impatient, or intolerant heads may not have the necessary skill. Given time and patience most groups can incorporate even profoundly disabled individuals.
+Sudden brain injuries may be more dangerous. While death of a bond mate can be traumatic, it usually isn't dangerous. The sudden void of brain death, or a drop in mental function, can act like a vacuum, pulling bond mates in as the struggle to stabilize the injured person. However, with prep, or experience, a group can learn an injured mind, and even assist in the person's healing journey.
+== Mental Disorders ==
+Mental disorders, including psychosis, can also make stable bonds challenging. However, bonds are much more effective at stabilizing most mental illnesses than Earth medications. Psychosis is seen as a minor condition in the omegaverse, with bond mates being taught how to provide reality checks, assist with disordered thinking, and support emotional stability.
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