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(JD) · Feb 18, 2010, 04:58 PM

The DD forum is probably the better place for this, as not everyone with DID has PTSD (that we know of presently.) And surely not everyone with PTSD had DID (though they do have dissociation issues.)

I think your T is spot-on!
When your "littles" as they are often called feel safe enough,
they will begin to come closer to the front of your conscious mind ...
but they probably won't share anything for quite a while.

I suggest having things for them to enjoy, to allow them to be "out" and have some fun ... so it's not all doom and gloom for them with memories.
But crayons and books, maybe a special diary just for someone who wants to write poetry or even draw. You may remember certain toys you loved, a doll or horse or bear etc., that might help comfort a little now.

It's really a strange phenomena that isn't fully understood yet today ...
how when something traumatic occurs, the brain chemicals dump in reaction and for some reason the memories of that event are then unable to be stored properly by the brain. Which means, whatever is part of the trauma can remain in active "files" and "stuck" in that time warp.

Rest assured, you won't have to go through each and every memory because once you work through one or two, the brain will then know how to store the other similar memories for you.

Plus, don't fear that whatever they are remembering is a total tragedy that you can't handle. It might not be a big deal to your adult self today. But it surely was a trauma to your little self then.