by Borg » Sat Apr 14, 2012 5:42 pm
Ditto what Tylas said.
Try asking questions, get to know them, they may or maynot answer, with trust they may be willing to discuss/share more. Let them know about the here and now if they've been stuck inside and unaware.
When a part is triggered, I'll ask inside for another part to come out instead.
So say an anger one is out front, I'll step aside and let that part speak, but if I see him getting too worked up, I'll ask inside for a calmer part to come forward so my angry part can express himself without blowing up.
Getting to know yourself will increase cooperation, between host and parts, and also let you know about how each part works, I have checks and balances, if one's going too far I call out the balancer part. Lots of juggling, and very exhausting but gets easier with practice.
With DP, I stay away from alcohol, (unless I want to feel it for fun, but usually it's annoying to find your awareness slipping from/not-in-line-with one's body, and it takes extra work to stay grounded). So grounding exercises, foot shaking/knee juggling really helps and is a little subtle(looks adhd-ish, but most people don't notice), and keeping stress in check helps with DP(and DR).
For DR I mostly accept my reality will always be fake, and try not to dwell on it as it makes my DR worse. I also stay away from movies that trigger it, unless I'm in a good mood where I will watch it, and get swept up with the movie, but then leave it(DR) when the movie is over. I do appreciate that DR was a powerful coping technique, reducing the impact of insanity imposed.
Anyway, hope this helps.
Host 1(M), Host 2(F), Host 3(Neither M/F), Doubt(F), Charlie(M), Li'l(F), and more.
Dx: LD, Dyslexia, DP, DR, etc...so many.