How do you "hold down the fort", as such?

Dude, that has to be one of the most chaotic and insanely complex sounding mental conditions I have ever heard of. I almost can't believe what you're saying... like ... Wow.

Having a disorder like that must be very interesting...

I mean, political drama going on between your multiple personalities?

It's amazing.

Do you like having the disorder? Or is it more trouble than it's worth?
Also, why don't any of your alts post here? Can you make them?

We're basically the same mind, just different parts of it. And we don't identify ourselves, so they probably are posting. Also, I tend to forget to identify myself in e-mails and on phone calls. It's a bad habit.

If it would make things simpler, we could identify ourselves. At least when we feel like it.

420star wrote:Dude, that has to be one of the most chaotic and insanely complex sounding mental conditions I have ever heard of. I almost can't believe what you're saying... like ... Wow.

Having a disorder like that must be very interesting...

I mean, political drama going on between your multiple personalities?

It's amazing.

Do you like having the disorder? Or is it more trouble than it's worth?
Also, why don't any of your alts post here? Can you make them?

I love being multiple because I am never truely alone. And my alters do post here. If I asked them to post cuz I wasn't up for it, they would do it gladly.

We aren't 100% sure what disorder it is yet. So I can't say if I like it or not. But I can't think of what the alternative would be.

Would I be a single, integrated personality, embodying all of these conflicting traits? Would I just be one or another? Or would I be another person entirely, unable to fully appreciate being a single person?

None of those seems like an improvement.

Hi! My name is Kori! I am new to all of this and find it quite "weird" as well. I also seem to "change" multiple times a day....ummm I think!? Anyways, I have for a couple years had up to 4 "myspace" pages and currently use 2 facebook pages. yesterday I found a wonderful site like those where you can make up to 5 "profiles" on one page and flop through and switch as need be...it's called YUKU. I am not going to be able to read everything written in this post right now but will come back later because I want to know about this whole YOU...but I don't know how long I will stay in this "mood" and also I have to take care of my children right now! Take care! -Kori-

Welcome welcome! Hope we can be helpful to you!

I have been going to therapy for approx. 8 months now for childhood sexual abuse. I have just now began to be comfortable with "coming out" in terms of allowing different parts of me to speak. The first time I did this ...it was my protector part and afterwards it was as if a storm was going off in my head. I am "new2this" and I am also a licensed psychotherapist...for that reason it is difficult for me to fully accept that I am dissociative.

The mind is a very vast place that can do many wonderous things, and yet most shrinks, like you, are skeptical about DID being real. You have alters who come out and speak, I don't know what more proof you need.

Then again, everyone with DID goes through a "denial" period in the beginning. The sooner you come to terms with your multplicity, the sooner you can start working on establishing order and communication in your system. And then things start to get better.

Welcome aboard, Doc, it's gonna be a bumpy ride.

I guess establishing rules would be the thing to do for this, but as you said, not all of your alters are mature, so you'll have to explain to them less in-depth. I look around and read everyone's stories of systems and think, God, those poor people. Lol. My alters seem to get along, with the exception of the quarrels between Felicia and Nadine, but they're a different story. I don't really have rules or a system. However, I might want to start making one, because Felicia enjoys forcing her way through unexpectedly, and Facade just slips out when I'm talking to a stranger.

When my alters come out, it's never for very long. A few minutes at the most. I guess that's why Felicia wants to come out all the time. Should I allow them each a few hours to themselves?

I think a few hours is a bit much, but yeah, you need to give them some time "out".

Like walking a dog, gotta let them get their exercise.