explanation of EP, ANP and ISH?? *trigger- defined roles*

Ok so I'm still fairly new to all of this and would like to know more what the layman's definition of an EP and ANP are, I know what the acronym stands for I want to definition. I've searched the archive topics for this board and nothing is coming up and online it's too difficult of understanding for my level of reading right now. I also keep hearing about an ISH, I think that's what everyone is calling it and was curious what this is as well. It was actually really interesting reading up on EP and ANP I just wish I understood all the jargon. I do remember reading something and one of my many weird concioussness experiences all of a sudden made sense to me and I was really happy for a little while. It gave me hope. Thanks

From my understanding, and I could be wrong so someone please correct me if I'm doing this wrong, is that the EP and ANP are just fancy ways to classify alters.

The host would be the ANP- apparently normal personality. That is the one that acts their age, is out most of the time, and seems to grow and change with time.

The littles tend to be the EP- emotional personality. They are mostly inactive to the outer world. They can be triggered though. They are mostly "fixed" personalities, stuck in the trauma. In my system I am working with these alters to get them to release their pain and go back to the core.

The ISH is a different part of you. It is an inner guide. I have never known of my ISH outting. You know how on cartoons they have a little angel on one shoulder telling them good advice and the devil on the other? That little angel with the good advice is the ISH. The ISH is a major part of the system. It is the logical part of the brain. The ISH is emotionless (though I have heard my ISH laugh which was cool because he has a sense of humor).

The ISH is, from my understanding, the one that shatters the mind into parts. The ISH is the one that decides to seperate from the core (the core being the original personality- the ultimate and most protected EP). He freezes the core. He then creates alters in the system to take over until the core is ready to come back out.

Some people have an active core- the core is the host. These systems may not have an ISH because the ISH is part of the core.

Please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong on this. This is my understanding of it all and if I am wrong I would like to be corrected.

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brandonsmom777 wrote:Ok so I'm still fairly new to all of this and would like to know more what the layman's definition of an EP and ANP are, I know what the acronym stands for I want to definition. I've searched the archive topics for this board and nothing is coming up and online it's too difficult of understanding for my level of reading right now. I also keep hearing about an ISH, I think that's what everyone is calling it and was curious what this is as well. It was actually really interesting reading up on EP and ANP I just wish I understood all the jargon. I do remember reading something and one of my many weird consciousness experiences all of a sudden made sense to me and I was really happy for a little while. It gave me hope. Thanks

Structural Dissociation - Simplified

EP is the emotional part. These are the alters that hold trauma memory.
ANP is the part that is usually the host or part in executive control. This part usually has no clue what is going on inside. It is the part that is free from the trauma memory so it can function in normal daily life.

ISH - This is another alter, but is usually ageless and does not do anything but observe. I named my ISH Sage and it answers all questions for me. It also does not normally have a gender.

Structural Dissociation is an absolutely fascinating concept. I am reading the Haunted Self right now. THE book about it. It's very in depth. It like learning that many cells make up a human. But what I have above is all you really need to know.

I am learning so much more as my system learns and we are able to communicate better. Check this out!

Apparently Normal Parts - ANP
All ANP's have been Hosts, but not all hosts have been ANP's. The following 7 of the 20 past hosts are the Apparently Normal Parts of my system: Wicki, Gracie, Winnie, Genevieve, Glenda, Jessica. The Core Self is also an ANP but that part has yet to ever be host.

All ANP's present with tingling to announce themselves, just as anyone coming present from level 7 will plug my ears. It's a rather ingenious system I think. (even though our levels are gone now, it still works that way)

This also means that my system protectors, unless they are one of the 7 listed above are also EP's - emotional parts.

More....
http://dx-dissociative-identity-disorde ... tural.html

Just letting you know I added a trigger warning about the defined roles being talked about here. Some folks may feel triggered if their system doesn't fall into this type of structure as they may feel invalidated. So just a friendly reminder that everyone's system is unique and valid, regardless of whether it falls into these pre-defined roles/terms or not.

Thanks Salted.

It is a confusing, but fascinating subject!