We've more than one person for whom trauma has created the need for those "alters" or "others"--- me among them, but I was blessed to put it into fiction writing, to give voices to my Real Core Me that way... kept things together for me for, oh, over 30 years of my life....

And who you are is who you are---to me, it's more like it's facets of self, and each one takes over as needed, so that there's no way the "Whole" can be hurt at once, if that makes sense.....

I have a hard time expressing this because I am outside the true phenomenon, but I know I came close.

And yep, others here know more but hey, we're here for support for people who've got PTSD, and all its side issues or issues that make the PTSD even more complicated to deal with.

So vent away, share what you want, and we've got our ears perked:-)

PUrrs,
Leo

PS Glad you liked how I put it, CJP, b/c dange, I was not sure how exactly I managed it!!!