Questions about living with DID

@sayruh your alters will introduce themselves whenever they feel you are ready to meet them. it's a process because they don't want to overwhelm you and keep you safe. initially, one of my alters got front stuck (in control and didn't switch out) for almost a year before i even realized anything was "wrong", and then she introduced me to others from there. i know it may be frustrating, confusing, and frightening, but everyone in your system exists to help you and wants to help you in their own ways. trust the timing and you'll grow as you go :-)

@Bananasplit honestly you should have a talk with your spouse about how it's not your fault you can't remember I know we have a problem doing certain chores to the point where if we try to do it, someone switches and does a completely different activity And that's /okay/ Your spouse shouldn't be getting mad at you for it, or calling you lazy Because you're the furthest from lazy

@Bananasplit honestly it's all just in time and figuring out communication, and learning about everyone The more you're accepting to them, the more they'll show But honestly, you never know how many you really have

@Bananasplit I had 14 personalities. I saw a counselor that specializes in DID. And I was able to integrate my personalities. I was able to put them in a cabin in my mind and not give them permission to come out and take over my body. This was a period of two years. I still have three personalities that I put in the cabin and they have stayed there for 15 years now. Yes I had a lot of lost time and don’t remember things one day to the next. As a child I had no idea that I had the ID. I only found out in my 30s that I did indeed have the ID. You never know when they pop out as you said. My personalities are very distinctive. I have a little girl name Alice she’s five. Then I have Jimmy he’s around eight. And then I have Betty who is the negative and outright mean person. I feel that the Lord has healed me from this disorder. For me the key was praying and believing I was healed. The therapist was amazing too.