i know only this when I am staying away from bad fixes and finding good coping stuff to to I switch more it is then I need grounding and to look at the decisions I am making physical ailments cause my inner children to come out as they are very scared and were not cared for when sick as children,, please continue to share ,, with you warrior

we usually switch to an adult and stay that way during that time. There was once that one of the littles was out then and got us in trouble with the therapist because she told the therapist one of the adults was self-harming in that area. It took weeks to get that cleared up.

I find myself more stressed out and in pain when I am on PMS, so I tend to switch more often to Amber, she is my controlling alter, unlike Lizzy who is the 3 year old alter. Amber knows how to deal with the PMS better than Lizzy or I.

My pmdd kicks in the week before during and after and that week before and after takiah is out she's 15 hyper sexual and spontaneous gets me in trouble a lot but that's the only time she really comes out

I think, for myself anyway, there are hormonal changes before and after that could trigger the hyper-sexual ones. That makes sense to me.

when I was in your time of life had alot of trouble with the teen parts,, I empathize,,, be kind to yourself treat yourself stay safe during those times that is my best sharing for you, cuz i cant know how it is ,, I am in the later part,, it is not easy ,, tell the littles you are 58 and post menopausal and daddy is getting to old to keep them out a trouble if you know what I mean ,, hang in there,,,,, i will lend an ear anytime warrior

UGH!! I've just spent the last two days mostly in bed feeling just awful. Normally I don't like just laying around, I need to be doing at least something. But I didn't have much energy or ability due to pain to do hardly anything the last two days...I've realized I haven't even thought of taking pain meds until yesterday evening, when I finally "caved" (in our family, the more we could "take" our pain, the better/tougher we were) and took all I am allowed. I hate taking pain meds, too, dammit. And medicals and psychs don't seem to understand that. They seem to only be able to translate not taking anything for pain into not really needing anything for pain.

hope u feel better

My protector Charlize seems to be a little more toward the front during this time. She seems ready to spring into action more than usual during this time. However, I do feel overall that I switch less during this time. Two of my alters do not deal with pain very well, so they are much less willing to come out during this time.

Thank you all for your comments

just wen you think ,,, you have no anger , somebody moves my drums when I asked them not to I hate anger,, i really do,,, it is not fun I dont like it at all,,, but I am at least writing about it ,, I need to find some work something to use my God given gifts and talents, this has been so hard,, running out of gas at this point in life , God I wish I knew about this DID before I hit my fifties , so many days good days gone by in ignorance of it my father used to say ignorance is bliss I dont know about that I am lucky I never got in any trouble as a teacher that is a miracle I had afflictions and addicitons as I like to say , hope all of you are well hang in there warrior