So I am struggling with my insiders.
I thought I'll make a map and see how it compares in the future, since it has already changed once.
Baby/ Edward- around 1 year old. I think he's an EP. We tried to make him a girl and help him grow up and feel safe, but that did not work. He's the one who relieves the trauma all over, seemingly all the time. He's just the baby half naked in a nappy. Heartbreaking and flashback inducing.
Smalls- around 4-5 years old. Very isolated, scared. Distrusts everyone, doesn't understand jokes, considers men evil. Feels that others know better despite her own insights. Learned helplessness. Reacts with deep sadness, depression even; suicidal.
Rebel- 16 years old, girl. Angry, trying to fight for instant gratifications. When she's out she's violent, hateful, impatient, verbally offensive. Yet she is a bit subdued. She wanted to get crazy and part of her is someone who cherishes the notion of mental illness. Immature, but loved by us all.
CrowRaven- non human, big grey bird. Special, mystical. Sort of has access to 'the darkness'. Acts as a gatekeeper, and controls a little the interactions between us, a silent voice of reason. Protector. Delusions of being better than.
Big One, aka Laura- that's me, around 22. I came to life when I switched to the 'adult shrink and got addictive medication. I have fibromyalgia and possibly borderline. I'm frightened a lot but also cocky and optimistic, I'm the fighter of the group and the main host. Very concerned about death, yet a big time smoker.
Rosa/Renee- 34 y/o. The pretty lady of the house, OCD and anal about order we can't ever achieve. She's mysterious and recently refuses to get out. She likes to have a pretty name. She's a hippie and used to take care of Edward. Feels ugly a lot esp. with our recent post anti-psych weight gain (which isn't that much but enough for her to consider us a terrible bag of meat). Used to have a lover, but he is gone now and we wonder whether he merged with her. Or to put it differently, integrated.
Mother- 40 y/o. Very unhappy with the looks. Afraid of death. Possibly schizoaffective disorder. Frightened, overwhelmed, tired a lot, also fibromyalgia.
Marika- age around 35, the Lone Wolf, but very happy, very 'can do' even if he just started coming out very recently. Eager to learn. Me (Laura) am teaching him how to write, cook, interact. He loves books abt. posi psychology.
That's it for now. We'll see how it goes.