Multiple Personalities Support Group
Dissociative identity disorder is a diagnosis described as the existence in an individual of two or more distinct identities or personalities, each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment. At least two of these personalities are considered to routinely take control of the individual's behavior, and there is also some associated memory loss,...
I was told that if you keep a journal and write everyday without ever stopping your pencil to think, that you can communicate with your alters. I have done it. What helps me is that I write as myself before I go to bed, then I wake myself up early and write in it again while I am tired. My alter(s) seem to flow out better that way. (Does that make sense?) Do any of you keep a journal? Do you have interesting entries that you are willing to share? If not... Can you tell us about your alters?
I will tell you about mine
I have an alter half that I named Kay. She is a very angry and bitter individual. She claims she is a teenager, and is always insulting others and me as well. (But she also gives me complements at the same time Its confusing.)
There is a child-like alter half inside of me that I named Samantha. She rarely comes out, but from what I can tell, she is very playful, and just wants to be a girly girl.
(When I have my journal with me, I will share some entries...)
I will tell you about mine
I have an alter half that I named Kay. She is a very angry and bitter individual. She claims she is a teenager, and is always insulting others and me as well. (But she also gives me complements at the same time Its confusing.)
There is a child-like alter half inside of me that I named Samantha. She rarely comes out, but from what I can tell, she is very playful, and just wants to be a girly girl.
(When I have my journal with me, I will share some entries...)
it's that simple; forgive, love, trust others, and self ....
what we give we receive and I'm thankful for you and for ds ....
smiles, liz
I write things on the paper, & discover who is writing by what they say, & different alters use different colors to write in.
They usually write just what they think or feel, like Sexy Monica will tell who she's attracted to. Monica (the angry one) will say, "I HATE having to do housework!!" Jo (the intellectual one) will make diagrams of things for making decisions. The Little Ones will ask, "Do you still like me? Will you still work with me now?" and NoName (the Autistic one) will make black angry scribbles on the page to express his wordless depression.
I write things on the paper, & discover who is writing by what they say, & different alters use different colors to write in.
They usually write just what they think or feel, like Sexy Monica will tell who she's attracted to. Monica (the angry one) will say, "I HATE having to do housework!!" Jo (the intellectual one) will make diagrams of things for making decisions. The Little Ones will ask, "Do you still like me? Will you still work with me now?" and NoName (the Autistic one) will make black angry scribbles on the page to express his wordless depression.
i have alters and i leave pads of paper in everyroom. i have been in an uproar the last few months and they are really usept and scared because one of them is remembering things outloud, so to speak and sharing things with everyone. urgh. it is difficult to explain. sorry.
but i leave the paper out and usually at night they will write to me. i can relate to what someone mentined earlier about they all have their own color and handwriting.
journaling is very difficult but in many ways a great source of communication.
my therapist can talk to them in our sessions they like her and trust her, which has taken a long time.
take care, kathy