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Re: Do you know what you look like when you "switch"?

Postby dividedtruth89 » Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:52 am

I don't really know. The direction my head is turned seems to correlate with the "switch" though. The couple of times I think I might have "switched" in T(cuz it seems like there is a blank spot right after), I remember I was looking towards the left. However, in these memories, I see myself looking towards the left. I don't know what it looked like from that viewpoint, if you know what I mean. It's weird. And lol i know this might sound delusional but I seem to be able to connect emotionally more to people or objects that are on my left hand side, as opposed to the right. :lol:
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Re: Do you know what you look like when you "switch"?

Postby certavietvici » Sat Jul 20, 2013 1:13 am

Demon Lilith wrote:When we switch, our eyes will kinda of go glassy, and one friend said our pupils dilate a little bit. I always end up twitching, though, like an upper body jerk. It kinda hurts me head and neck.
Our postures and expressions are pretty different, too. Like, for example, I can't sit up straight for the life of me, yet Lilith has great posture. And Amon looks extrememly angry while Sammy is very relaxed and open.


Same with us - especially with the jerking. I haven't figured out who causes that, but it's similar to a hypnic jerk. One alter slumps/melts into the body when fronting; others shrink, or enter with a feeling of rage. Dissociation for us presents as a glazed over, non-responsive processing. We've also been told that we look mean when persecutors front. I'm not sure what I look like because I am most comfortable fronting before I leave the house, and tend to stay out until I fall asleep.

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Re: Do you know what you look like when you "switch"?

Postby chococat159 » Sat Jul 20, 2013 1:52 am

I don't know, actually...no one's ever told us. I do know though that when I slip into a dissociated state from stress, I have a really scary blank expression on. I've never seen it though. Sometimes people notice the switch and sometimes they don't. I guess it just depends if they're watching us when we switch.
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