People have told me that when I switch my eyes kind of glaze over and i look real sleepy.Beyond that,there really isn't any big change that I'm aware of,except...all of us love coffee but some drink it black,some cream and sugar,etc etc

my household notices changes in posture and facial expression. I notice some alters seem to always be in pain, and when we switch, the pain goes away.

Wow that video ling you posted was totally amazing.

The biggest changes are in my facial features and in my posture,

My biggest changes are my voice, my mannerisms and my posture.

Im the same as blu angel. when i dissociate, i do notice i do not feel my body and i am able to do more flexible yoga poses or higher dance kicks and whatnot.

My face, clothing style, mannerism and posture, likes and dislikes, strength and energy level, feelings, intelligence, voice,.
During switching i glaze off and stare into the depths, seem/am scared/confused. Or i act abrupt, as in i suddenly do something different like walk out of the room or say something unexpected/unrelated.

Lol, I was going to say that I really don't notice much of a change with most alts, then I read InnerD's response and it sounded like a checklist for me!

First I thought, well yeah, clothing is different... and that led to posture IN the clothing being different, and on and on. So yep, I guess there are changes. When I told my mom's bfriend (he was wonderfully supportive) about my DID, he immediately remembered a time he was here when he had felt I was "different," and now that he knew, it made complete sense to him. He said he could see it in my eyes, but couldn't say exactly what the difference was.

Oh and as for food preferences, as Loddy said, those change for me, too. My youngest alt does most of the eating, and if I haven't prepared ahead of time, she goes straight for ice cream and sweets. (Chocolate cake for breakfast, anyone?)

Once my teenage Goth girl Tia was out because she wanted to make sure we went to the Halloween store for "new clothes." *rolls eyes, laughing.* She tried to find something for my little one while we were there, but nothing seemed right, so she bought an ice cream on the way out. Of course, she still had to drive home, but she thought Pru would eat while she drove.... Pru wouldn't come out, so Tia tried to eat it herself, and found she had no interest in it whatsoever. The ice cream went to waste - something unheard of in this household. It was the first time I realized they truly had different tastes.

Usually this time of year, I am WAAAY too stressed in the spending dept. Apparently, everyone likes to get something for Christmas. The last two years, I overdrew my checking account. (ouch!!) This year, I charged up my Pennys card, but I am going to return a couple of expensive things I ordered. Now, for the actual doing of the returning!!
I have looked at myself in the mirror and been mildly shocked, as I saw an expression I was not expecting. My food preferences change sometimes, ie: usually around this time of year I'm going nuts with eating chocolate, chocolate, cereal, and more chocolate....I don't even have any cereal in the cupboard right now, nor the usual anxiety I feel that I must get more, NOW!!
I dress fairly generically, so I don't think there's much difference in the wardrobe. I am prettyy good at feathering the changes though, (I think) and I've not heard anyone tell me they've seen or heard any difference. Except once, my daughter asked me why my voice is different, and I told her, that it was because I was tired. (which is kinda true, because that's why I had switched) and also once, in a Bible study group, one lady (with obvious troubles herself) asked me how I was doing with my demons??? (ok, that one took me off-guard)...I asked her what she meant, and she said because she's heard my voice change. Hmmmm....I hadn't noticed.
But I also know there are three or four that seemlessly switch throughout the day, depending on what chore or activity we're doing at the moment, what's on TV, etc. so others are probably more aware of it than I am.

I have all the standard changes such as voice, posture,facial expressions,mannerisms etc. but I was wondering if anyone has experienced major body changes like my original post.I have also experienced abreaction(physical manifestations of flashbacks).Do any of your alters need glasses or have ailments that you do not?I know of a few of my alters that have ailments that I do not and one that needs glasses.

I noticed last night that there is this feeling like when you dream you are falling and then you hit and your body kind of jerks a little. That happens a lot when I switch. The world kind of turns and then stops suddenly, leaving me feeling a little unbalanced for a moment.

I think one of my alters has Nocturnal Seizures...I think that because when I sleep, sometimes I take these seizures...and nobody can seem to find them. Plus, I find that they get worst if I do too much exercising. So, it seems weird...because they're normally only at night time.

I don't think a lot of my alters need glasses to see...I think most of them have 20/20 vision. But, I'm not 100% sure on that one. Also, one of my alters is like 80 years old...of course she has ailments that I don't have!!!! Like the shakes!! I don't have that...not even when I have a lot of caffeine...I also don't have wrinkly skin...which she does....I know for a fact that she wears glasses!!!

But along with everyone else...I have the usual as well. Voice, posture, spelling, attitude....different natures.

My voice changes, posture, clothing....but one of my alters is mute and he cannot speak. One of my alters is also half deaf, so he can't hear with his right ear. Drives us crazy. The mute one likes to eat scrambled eggs covered in ketchup. While the rest of us think its disgusting.

oh yeah indeed i also have an alter that's close to mute, she can speak but doesn't. Another cant speak but that's his age. Some of us need glasses but I can never test it because then they go and I see fine.
some of us have fibromyalgia, others dont. For some alters our asthma is much worse. One of us is deaf on our right ear too.

Impulsive, I also have ederly alters.I saw one of them in the mirror once before I discovered I have or knew anything about MPD.Looking back on it I understand now but at the time it really freaked me out. I've also had psuedoseizures usually when I am overwhelmed with stress but not during the night time.Perhaps you have them at night because that is when this alter is the most stressed?

Jake and innerdialogue, I also have a deaf mute alter.Apparently somewhere in my past I learned a bit of sign language because this alter came out one day and was signing to my husband and he was like what?My husband wrote to her on a piece of paper"You are gonna have to write this down because I don't know how to sign or what you are saying".