"Psychic" alter level up?

I read on the internet that some people with DID say they have some paranormal powesr, like seeing auras and stuff. I was wondering if there is a way to boost one of my alters so she will be able to do that too.

She keeps talking about souls and things like that and she claims it's because we have two souls that we are able to be two at the same time inside the body, So I assumed she's the "psychic" alter. But she can't see auras and I think it would be cool if she could because then it would be like the eagle vision in Assassin's Creed.

Seeing auras is a fairly common phenomenon reported to therapists by people with DID. We have a thread about it:

DID Forum: Can you see a person's aura?

I know, I saw that topic... I just wanted to know if there was a way of helping an alter see them. She wants to ever sinceshe read about it

-- Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:48 pm --

Something you should know : V always pretends to be another alter when speaking because she is too shy to talk and answer questions about herself. And she posted the first two posts

she claims it's because we have two souls that we are able to be two at the same time inside the body, So I assumed she's the "psychic" alter. But she can't see auras and I think it would be cool if she could because then it would be like the eagle vision in Assassin's Creed

First of all, you are not two souls in one body. If you actually have DID, you are the same person whose mind is split in half. You are both the same person with differing thought processes and personality traits.

Second of all, I'm sorry to say that you can't really just ask for psychic powers. Either an alter (or the physical body itself) has them, or it doesn't. I don't have DID and I am an Empath (I have ability to read people's emotions without them telling me). In my boyfriend's system, three out of eight personalities have some sort of 'ability'. Jack has visions that seemingly don't belong to him, involving dying or already-dead war veterans in excruciating detail that come out of nowhere. Johnny has premonitions whenever something bad is about to happen - usually it happens anyway and he ends up blaming himself. For example, three months before it happened, Johnny had a dream predicting the most traumatic experience of their life, and three months later it ended up happening. He still can't let go of it. And Yohann is a Clairsentient, which nine tens out of ten ends up telling him things he doesn't need to know.

And you want to do that to one of your alters? That's terrible.

Third of all, I can't believe you refer to 'leveling up your alter' like you're playing a Pokemon game and trying to evolve it or something. That's just...there aren't even words for that.

MK91 wrote:First of all, you are not two souls in one body. If you actually have DID, you are the same person whose mind is split in half. You are both the same person with differing thought processes and personality traits.

I know that. But she interprets that has having two souls. Or smaller souls congregated in one.

I received my diagnosis tuesday.

MK91 wrote:Second of all, I'm sorry to say that you can't really just ask for psychic powers. Either an alter (or the physical body itself) has them, or it doesn't.

Yeah but... She would be willing to train for it.

MK91 wrote:I don't have DID and I am an Empath (I have ability to read people's emotions without them telling me).

Is it possible to more than one psychic abilities? Because if not, then V can't get another one.

MK91 wrote:In my boyfriend's system, three out of eight personalities have some sort of 'ability'. Jack has visions that seemingly don't belong to him, involving dying or already-dead war veterans in excruciating detail that come out of nowhere. Johnny has premonitions whenever something bad is about to happen - usually it happens anyway and he ends up blaming himself. For example, three months before it happened, Johnny had a dream predicting the most traumatic experience of their life, and three months later it ended up happening. He still can't let go of it. And Yohann is a Clairsentient, which nine tens out of ten ends up telling him things he doesn't need to know.

I know how that feels, Nivis has those alot. Luckily (or unluckily), her memory is pretty bad so the foreseen events are often forgetten

MK91 wrote:And you want to do that to one of your alters? That's terrible.

Read my tthird post... She's directly asking to have those things.

MK91 wrote:Third of all, I can't believe you refer to 'leveling up your alter' like you're playing a Pokemon game and trying to evolve it or something. That's just...there aren't even words for that.

It's not like that. It's just that it would have involved training and training in RPGs = Level Up!... It's my own way of saying "Achieve complete training"

This website ( http://www.circle-of-light.com/Metaphysical/auras.html ) explains how to read auras, but I don't really think it's something you learn so much as something you just know how to do. For example, today Genesis told me that I should trust that I'm safe when we're with the T because she has a green aura which I guess means she's good. I don't see auras at all (nor do I particularly want to do so) so I just have to trust Genesis. If I were you, I wouldn't worry too much about "leveling up" your alters. Try to accept them as they are. In the long run, psychic powers aren't nearly as important as learning to live with one another and learning to live as a cohesive group.

Well, that's the thing. V can read auras but she also want to see them. She says "Grey" for my T but she can't tell at all.

MK91 wrote:Second of all, I'm sorry to say that you can't really just ask for psychic powers. Either an alter (or the physical body itself) has them, or it doesn't.

Yeah but... She would be willing to train for it.

Again...it's not really something you can just "train" for. Either she can do it or she can't, there's nothing you yourself can do about it if she can't.

MK91 wrote:I don't have DID and I am an Empath (I have ability to read people's emotions without them telling me).

Is it possible to more than one psychic abilities? Because if not, then V can't get another one.

There are many different kinds of psychic abilities. They all have their own names and labels. Empaths, Clairvoyants, Clairaudients, Clairsentients, Conduits...you name it. I happen to be an Empath who dabbles in Clairsentience. My boyfriend's host is a Clairaudient/Clairsentient, one of his protectors is a Seer, and I don't really know what to call the other one. But that doesn't make these things "fun" or whatever your alter seems to think they are. They're more of a curse than a blessing. Johann and I wish we didn't have what we do.

MK91 wrote:Third of all, I can't believe you refer to 'leveling up your alter' like you're playing a Pokemon game and trying to evolve it or something. That's just...there aren't even words for that.

It's not like that. It's just that it would have involved training and training in RPGs = Level Up!... It's my own way of saying "Achieve complete training"

Again, if you feel the need to compare your having DID to a video game... No offense, but this is real life, you realize, as complex as having other people in your mind may sound. I know what it's like to live in a fantasy world because I have BPD, but I wouldn't go as far as to treat my life like an RPG. Believe me, I used to do things like that. Like LittleRedDogToo said, you don't need psychic powers, it's all in learning to work together towards a common goal with no one being more 'special' than another.

On a side note...

For example, today Genesis told me that I should trust that I'm safe when we're with the T because she has a green aura which I guess means she's good.

Yes, I would agree with Genesis. Usually bright green or light blue tends to symbolize trustworthy auras because they usually mean calm or happy. I can't see auras, I just 'feel' them, but your T sounds like a good person.

-- Thu Dec 01, 2011 6:57 pm --

Spilt PsiPsi wrote:Well, that's the thing. V can read auras but she also want to see them. She says "Grey" for my T but she can't tell at all.

If V can feel auras but is unable to see them, which is how I am, she's probably also an Empath.

MK91 wrote:Again...it's not really something you can just "train" for. Either she can do it or she can't, there's nothing you yourself can do about it if she can't.

I'm not the one who wants to do something about it. She is.

MK91 wrote:There are many different kinds of psychic abilities. They all have their own names and labels. Empaths, Clairvoyants, Clairaudients, Clairsentients, Conduits...you name it. I happen to be an Empath who dabbles in Clairsentience. My boyfriend's host is a Clairaudient/Clairsentient, one of his protectors is a Seer, and I don't really know what to call the other one. But that doesn't make these things "fun" or whatever your alter seems to think they are. They're more of a curse than a blessing. Johann and I wish we didn't have what we do.

She's just extremely jealous. She's even jealous about Dawn's copycat abilities (which are very, very annoying)

MK91 wrote:Again, if you feel the need to compare your having DID to a video game... No offense, but this is real life, you realize, as complex as having other people in your mind may sound. I know what it's like to live in a fantasy world because I have BPD, but I wouldn't go as far as to treat my life like an RPG.

It's not Fantasy. It's a term I can apply to many more things. It has nothin to do with fantasy and such, it's just expressions taken from it to express something otherwise longer.

MK91 wrote:Believe me, I used to do things like that. Like LittleRedDogToo said, you don't need psychic powers, it's all in learning to work together towards a common goal with no one being more 'special' than another.

It's not that hard. I just need to get V to stop spiltting all the time. She created Nicis, Dawn and W.

MK91 wrote:

Spilt PsiPsi wrote:Well, that's the thing. V can read auras but she also want to see them. She says "Grey" for my T but she can't tell at all.

If V can feel auras but is unable to see them, which is how I am, she's probably also an Empath.

Possibly, but I haven't quite figured out who does what now. I assumed Nivis has the Clairvoyance because night terrors and déjavus at profusion.

Spilt PsiPsi wrote:It's not that hard. I just need to get V to stop spiltting all the time. She created Nicis, Dawn and W.

Have you asked her why she's splitting or if they're all splits of her or possibly just alters you were previously unaware of? Is she still splitting now? If so, what in your life is so traumatic that it is causing constant and continuous splits? If you aren't able to answer that, then ask V what is so traumatic to her that is causing it and how to stop it.