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For example, if a headmate was intended to be split as an introject of a specific character to satisfy an abuser's attraction to that character, that character would be considered a mold of the forcimate in question.
A mold can also be a series of actions that a headmate was conditioned to do. This is different from a routine because, where a routine is something that is initiated by an abuser, repeated actions in a mold are something the victim is doing, usually because they're being triggered to do them (intentionally or unintentionally).
You can also use "mold" to describe a part of the shaping you underwent. "These storylines are all part of the same mold" would mean something like "These stories my abuser acted out with me all had the same end goal of abuse". You would say "some headmates in my system have violent molds" to mean "some headmates in my system were shaped to be violent".
In programmed systems, programs themselves can be described as molds. For example, delta programming (in which someone is programmed to enact violence) is also describable with the "violent mold" example above. Some systems that identify with the names of the programs but don't really want to say "program" when talking about their experiences could say they were "shaped with delta molds".
"Mold" or "forcimold" can also be a verb that refers to the specific part of shaping that is intended as conditioning, grooming, abuse, or manipulation to alter a headmate's beliefs, identity, personality, actions, behavior, or other similar aspects of their behavior.