Making Rules for Alters
Alters are often unruly and cause some of those who have dissociative identity disorder (DID) problems. For instance, a very young alter (little) may want to drive the car or a teen alter may want to drive up the credit card. How do you handle such problems? You...
Dealing with the Voices of Alters
As anyone who has dissociative identity disorder (DID) can tell you, one of the worst symptoms is hearing the voices of the other alters as they vie for attention. These voices can be overwhelming, leaving multiples shocked and dismayed. This article will focus on how hearing the voices...
Comforting Your Alters
Those with dissociative identity disorder (DID) who live with alters sometimes have difficulty knowing what to do when an alter (or more than one, which is common) gets upset or scared. What do you do to calm them and bring them comfort? This article will focus on soothing...
Dealing With Alters
Having alters is a hallmark of living with dissociative identity disorder diagnosis. However, there seems to be a massive lack of understanding regarding the roles that alters play. There also seems to be a lack of understanding that you can form new ones throughout your life. That’s what...
Gatekeeper Alters
The definition of dissociative identity disorder (DID) is that people living with it have alternative selves, or alters, that are parts of themselves caught in trauma-time. These alters have differing tastes, thoughts, and emotions and fulfill many roles. One such role of alters is the gatekeeper, of which...
Beginning an Inner Dialogue with Alters
We are going to explore together different steps and methods of opening the critical conversations that must take place to gain inner peace....