Alters getting sick and weak

What happens when an alter suddenly starts to feel sick and weak? What does this usually mean?

could mean lots of different things. once Birch had a cold for no apparent reason. sometimes some of us feel too weak to hold the body, then after some time passes they can. factors like physical illness, stress and mental state (denial, depression ect) can play into it as well.

it might be kind of weird or worrisome, but try not to worry too much, it will usually resolve itself in time, at least in our experiences

-- Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:01 pm --

They could be processing a trauma or have a lot of work inside, and that could be leaving them feeling ill or weak.

Okay. That's good to know at least.
Is it also normal for the alter not being able to come out as much? Or not being able to be around as much as they used to?

Think about it this way, when you feel like $#%^ and are sick, are you up for jumping out of bed? Same kinds of rules apply to all us insiders.

A pointer to a similar post: A Sick Personality?

As an alter and host, I've felt weary, sad, hopeless about life and it's similar to feeling sick, I guess. I've gone inside just to get away from everything and someone else will come up front. Sometimes alters will recommend I go inside, especially if I get wound up into an angst- and stress-ridden frenzy. Most of us recognize that any of us getting that way and staying there for any period of time is not healthy for the body. I haven't thought about it as having been sick, but when, for example, I follow a little who has been out playing or anyone who went out for a walk, I do certainly feel better, "healed" in a way, occasionally even rejuvenated. I'm not in the same state I was when I went inside and usually can't even connect to why I was feeling that way.

Switching occasionally has been tremendously therapeutic, speaking for my system. During events where I can't really do that for days, like when I'm at a business-like conference, I feel off, depressed and derealization, which normally isn't an issue, grows.