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Jul 12, 2009, 04:22 PM
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Member Since: Mar 2009
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,342
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I agree with Twilight!!! 
One of my alters, Tosh, who is the artistic one, wanted to do our own map so we got some poster board and got our crayons, markers, and pencils out and got to work. There were a couple alters that were iffy about it and didn't like the idea, but once we did it and got a bigger picture, it helped us understand and come to grips with everything.
My T worked with us to do a map in therapy too, but she just drew it out on a piece of paper with her pen.
It's really just identifying who makes up your system, like twilight says, and where they are in relationship to eachother. Like, all of my littlles are on the right lower corner of my map, but some are more distant from eachother and some are closer to others. This represents a tighter, or looser bond between each of them. All my adults are on the left side...except for one, who's down in the right hand corner hiding/sleeping most of the time.
For some systems it can be stressful because it means acknowledging their presence, and the systems main function is safety so they don't always like to be out in the open. They feel more vulnerable that way.
Hope this helps a bit...... so long!!! LOL!!! I can write novels!!! 
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