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Hello Broken wing,
Your posts are always a bit worrying. I dont mean that in a bad way, I know you are trying to care for your friend but are you a therapist? Do you have training? I think "calling out the alters" is dangerous if its not part of a structured therapy session/programme. You would not know what was going to happen or how to deal with it. What if an angry person came out? Waht if someone came out that your friend was not ready for? What if someone came out whom you didnt like? Therapists work hard to show no preferences, to accept everyone, but you might just decide you dont like the person who comes forward and dont want to be around to help then where would your friend be?
I hope you dont take offence, Im not intending any but I wonder why you would even be thinking about this.
All the girls
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Sorry if my posts are worrisome.
No, I am not a therapist but I do see one myself and I've always been interested in psychology and the human mind. (I know that doesn't give me the right to try and diagnose someone.)
My only defense is that I am new to knowing someone with DID and I am attemping to try and find out everything I can about it. I can see why the questions I've posted are worrying to you, but I try and find the answers here or on other sites and if I don't see them, I will ask. I would never attempt to try anything such as calling out an alter without prior research as to whether it is harmful or not.
The reason why I was thinking of it is because I care for both parts of my friend, and also as a whole. Therefore, I was wondering if perhaps the "other half" of him may be feeling neglected or unwanted. I may be overconscious of not taking "sides", so since I have been "spending time" with the "host" I wondered if perhaps his "other half" could be wanting acknowledgment.
As I said above, I will not be calling out the alter...I never have and now I am educated as to why I should never attempt such a thing.
Thanks for your input! And no, I did not take offense. I appreciate all that I have learned here.