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shadowdancer said:
audrey is definitely right that taking sides will cause internal and external conflict for the young man if he is in fact, DID. Does he know that he is a multiple, i mean, has he been diagnosed with such? because if he hasn't, then telling him he has DID could open a pandora's box. Proceed with caution. there is little you can do for him and i can't really help you know more of what to do until i have more info. Just proceed carefully and treat any and all possible alters with the respect every human deserves. PM me if you feel like talking more or if you need more help and maybe with more info i can help more. Good luck!

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One of the first messages the alter told my friend to tell me was that he "wasn't schizophrenic." My friend told me near the end of our very lengthy conv that I did well for the first meeting. He told me that some people laugh at him. I cried my eyes out. Thank goodness after thinking the next day and doing some research I pulled myself together!

I don't know if he's been diagnosed. I asked him the next day if he took his medication, and he told me he doesn't take any. I said maybe it would help, and he responded that he doesn't need help.

He also talks of his alter as "a guest," and as he put it, "an unwelcome guest, but a guest nonetheless."

I spoke w/ him last night and he told me he has been "together." He referred to it before as being "intact."

I will proceed with care and caution, that is why I am here seeking advice. Thanks for the offer to pm, I may do that when I have personal info that may be too intense for the board.

Thank you so much for your help, shadowdancer!