My Dog's Safety ... *Maybe slight trigger? Not sure...

So... when I first started to get used to this D.I.D. thing, I asked my alters how they felt about my mom, dad, friend, dog, etc. I had read some scary stuff about alters doing things to certain living things So, I thought it would be a good idea to know if there were things I should be aware of.

When I brought up my dog, J said "We love him". I sensed some... I don't know... hesitation or something, when she said it, but okay. I accepted it.

About a week later, I had a moment of (slight) annoyance with my dog, and I'm pretty darn sure I heard J say "You should get rid of him" So, I made it perfectly clear that no one was to hurt/lose/kill him in any way. They are to take care of him the best they can. I was pissed, so after that, I didn't talk to J much that day The day after that, I was talking with her, and I said I was sorry for being mean the day before, and re-explained that they can't do anything bad to or purposely lose my dog. She seemed mostly sorry, and I figured that maybe she wouldn't be fond of him (my dog), but she would be okay with him being there.

It's been around 10 days, since that day. I was walking my dog today, and I can't remember what I said to J, but she said something like "Don't worry, he'll be gone, soon enough". What the hell is that?

No one here takes over for more than about a minute (as long as they need to say whatever they want to say)... well, except maybe anyone who might be awake at night... but it's still worrying me. I don't want anyone to do anything to my dog

And J is trying to stop me from posting this, by the way

I'm not sure what to do about it but yes I would be worried for your dog's safety.

My alter David used to say things like "when I'm in charge I'll 'take care' of your sister." I was very afraid for her for a while but when he and my BF were talking about my cat being old he said "I think she'll die soon," and a few days later I found her with a broken neck.

I'm not sure what type of relationship you have with J but her behaviour is definately sounding shady. If I'd known had some forsight that David was going to hurt my cat I would have tried to lock him up sooner. I never had any ill feelings towards my cat. Trust your intuition, if you feel like there's something wrong, there probably is. Like I said though, I wouldn't have a clue what you could do if J tried to hurt your dog. You'd need to talk to someone with more experience with this sort of thing. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.

neveralone wrote:I'm not sure what to do about it but yes I would be worried for your dog's safety.

My alter David used to say things like "when I'm in charge I'll 'take care' of your sister." I was very afraid for her for a while but when he and my BF were talking about my cat being old he said "I think she'll die soon," and a few days later I found her with a broken neck.

I'm not sure what type of relationship you have with J but her behaviour is definately sounding shady. If I'd known had some forsight that David was going to hurt my cat I would have tried to lock him up sooner. I never had any ill feelings towards my cat. Trust your intuition, if you feel like there's something wrong, there probably is. Like I said though, I wouldn't have a clue what you could do if J tried to hurt your dog. You'd need to talk to someone with more experience with this sort of thing. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.

I really didn't want to have to lock anyone up. Darn it I hadn't really talked with J much, until I accepted that they were alters. I always talked to C, but J was very quiet and emo-ish. I think it helped her come out of her shell, once I accepted it. I was really enjoying getting to know her, too I wish I could wait it out, but I don't want anything to happen to him.

I'm going to have to figure out how to lock alters up, now. *sigh*

No, that was helpful. Thanks, Cate

I'm so sorry about your cat, by the way

Maybe you only need to lock J up at night if you have enough control during the day. It doesn't mean you have to stop talking to her but I wouldn't risk your dog.

neveralone wrote:Maybe you only need to lock J up at night if you have enough control during the day. It doesn't mean you have to stop talking to her but I wouldn't risk your dog.

The thing is I don't think I have any control over when she comes out and goes back in. When she comes out, I have no idea she has, until I'm doing things that I'm not actually doing. I can watch what she does, but I can't take back control.

JUDGE does that. Most of my others are co conscious and I can pull them back in. He just needed a good talking to. We explained to him that this life is mine and he can't interfere without my consent. The threat of being locked up was enough to make him behave.

neveralone wrote:JUDGE does that. Most of my others are co conscious and I can pull them back in. He just needed a good talking to. We explained to him that this life is mine and he can't interfere without my consent. The threat of being locked up was enough to make him behave.

That's good. I hope I can get her to do the same. I'm just worried if I threaten her, she might not take it seriously, and enjoy the power of being able to do things, a little too much, and go overboard. I saw the whole power trip thing happen with your David... not at all comforting

David was my best friends for 11 years. It was so hard locking him up but since then I've moved him to a bigger cell with a few more luxuries because he wasn't ascting so badly but I know he'd try that crap again if I let him out. He needs to serve his time.

An alter on a power trip is very dangerous, tread lightly. It shouldn't be so much a threat as much as it is a simple warning of what will happen if they act up.

neveralone wrote:David was my best friends for 11 years. It was so hard locking him up but since then I've moved him to a bigger cell with a few more luxuries because he wasn't ascting so badly but I know he'd try that crap again if I let him out. He needs to serve his time.

That's nice of you. Yeah, he probably would if you let him out.

neveralone wrote:An alter on a power trip is very dangerous, tread lightly. It shouldn't be so much a threat as much as it is a simple warning of what will happen if they act up.

Noted - thank you

I know this isn't something you can really explain, but I'm not really sure how to build a locked room Any tips? If you can't, that's okay

It was kind of easy for me because I have a system house and I know not everyone has one of those. I just picked a place in the house and built a cell. It's all about the power of you mind. Visualise a place in your mind where you want the cell and build a cell out of whatever you want. I used steel. Cover it in locks, insert rowdy alter and bob's your uncle: alter in a box.

If you don't have a system house, try to find the place where the alter lives in you mind and see if you can seal it off.