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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,...

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"others" question

Shadow75
Shadow75
Does any ones "others" listen in on your conversations and make comments? Mine does and I can hear them talk very clearly. .
Shadow75
Shadow75
It's rare when I hear them. But I do hear them clearly.
tyzz27
tyzz27
Yeah we do. This was one of the first signs of co consciousness for us. We had to turn around and tell the others that we didnt want them listening in on our conversations. With trust in each other we soon learnt that it was ok to have our own conversations with anyone listening.
Reed31
Reed31
My kids laugh at me because we have conversations inside but there is sometimes mumbling.

"Where are the keys?" "I put them on that table." "Okay thanks. Did we need to get anything at the grocery today?"

When everyone works together, it can be terrific. When there's conflict or upheaval it's really challenging.
mannequin
mannequin
On rare occasions, mine will blurt out a comment while I'm conversing with workmates. It was awkward at first but most of my workmates know my situation anyway.
bluedragon41
bluedragon41
...my 5-year old protector and 14-year old social conductor are right behind me most of the time.
...often with smart-Alec comments...

I'm a front personality. I function as both cover and conduit for them.
They also emote through me. Having several of them emoting through me at once is...whoooooo.

So our structure is such that we're sort of interconnected and co-conscious and all, ever since I was allowed to notice they were there.

Before that I just thought everybody had arguments involving several voices in their heads. O.o
stephanietram
stephanietram
We have not been very comfortable with the coconscious thing, but it has been happening on its own, so I guess it's meant to be. So, we hear each other a lot, and know stuff we didn't used to know. It's strange.