Yes its normal for a therapist to ask you to ask inside and then expect the answer right away. co consciousness means you have awareness of your alters, what they are doing and thinking, what they want and need all you need to do is ask and listen closely and someone will answer you right away. the answer might not be what you expect nor want it to be but it will be an answer. on the alters that my therapist and I were able to establish co consciousness with, that therapist had me sit there with paper and pen and write her questions as she was saying then and then my write exactly what I was haring immediately after she finished the asking the question.