Communication?

Hi NicS!

We usually talk inside our host's head but when we're 50-50% in control (co-consicious) we might be able to talk aloud. But we haven't done that yet. In therapy it's easier to talk to each other out loud because if we'd do that alone we would feel so silly! xD

Our host has tried speaking to us out loud and at that time our internal talking sounds like we're shouting to her. We just get more loud when she talks out loud.

Cheers!

PS. We are in 50-50% control now. My host keeps her eyes on me and I do the writing.

Everyday, all the time, though not usually out loud when people can hear us.

We're working on Co, but it's really difficult for us to "hear" each other so far. I found out tonight I get better replies if I speak out loud, actually. It helps me separate my voice from Wrenn's.

It used to be that we would talk to our friend through IM's, and if we were sharing, the Primary would talk normally, but whoever was "secondary" (would talk like this). It makes for confusing conversations, but it's lots of fun, somehow.

So no, you're not crazy. Whatever works works!

~ Rue

Yes we, or some of us, talk inside all the time hopefully. From certain parts it is often very appreciated.
Sometimes though, when the fights over control get worse, and we are having a conversation with external people, we speak against ourselves in one or a few sentences, out loud. This is very confusing, tiring and I'm often ashamed of the visible sudden changes.
This happens because we cannot agree with each other, and have fights over who should answer/what should be answered; We both answer.. Resulting in not an answer at all! So at that point someone else might offer another view... sigh...
I could be having a discussion with my alters, out loud, about the topic other people are talking about, because we are trying to answer/provide our view. I did this subconsciously for years.
Now that I do know, I often still cannot stop it once it started. Of course, if I am able to stop it, the conversation will often continue inside. I guess it looks like, we go from talking uncontrolled, to barely being there.
Watching this from a distance, it seems like a very painful reality to me. One that would like to encourage me to look away from it -which I'm constantly trying not to, because it will get worse that way.