you became co-conscious about an alter somehow, which shows up to deal with certain situations, and in these situations you need to become that alter, but it is not accessible anymore.
let's say in 2 weeks you have a certain appointment and you yourself are not able to handle, but you have co-consciousness about an alter, which can handle.
Then in this 2 weeks you are fragmented and not functioning (at all, but in a sort of being nobody nowhere state) but trying to get access (in my case if possible remembering and adapting certain routines) and eventually it happens (switching) or not and if not, you have to cancel appointment or *trigger warning* start hurting yourself somehow.
In this 2 weeks you are just many little fragments and don't function at all.
When you suceed in switching, you forget about the fragmentation and feel like another person, the memory of the fragmentation is gone.
After the appointment you are disorientated again, as you feel strange to yourself, but at the same time, there is no sense of "you" (self).
It feels so hurtful each time.
can you relate?