hypothesisesis:

rhea is foremost an internet persona, and i've adopted some of her traits because she's a core part of my image.
i can swap out thought-tones or mannerisms easily. i can also gain faint brief phantom limbs easily. it's just my neurotype.
internal dialogue might just be me alone, and is how my brain works at this point.
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archetypes and character connections are a way of expressing what i can't otherwise. they're also escapism from the reality that i'm nothing special.
changes in opinion or other subtleties could be a median thing but are equally or more likely a bpd thing.
i can't fully explain the presence(s), but i would guess that primarily they're the result of tulpamancy attempts, plus intrusive thoughts and attention disorder.
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tulpamancy attempts didn't do anything besides train my brain to produce vague symptoms of plurality.
lion does exist, in some form. he may be a presence too, he may be involved with internal dialogue, but there's no way to know.
dissociation/detachment generally isn't an indicator of anything going on behind the scenes.
if i want to believe i'm experiencing something alterhuman-related, i will end up tricking myself while nothing is really there.

probably!