I read this thread and needed to come back to it... I have found it hard to answer more individually or articulately than what has already been expressed here, so I guess for me, my notice of 'others within' has always been but not acknowledged the way it is now in therapy. And it is now because I want to straighten out the major kinks in my life, I want to understand me, all of me, and understand the reasons I made decisions in my past so I can make more knowledgable decisions in my future, and do my best not to repeat past mistakes. I am learning to listen to those within, to hear inside the noise, to not block the visions, to be open to working through the deluge of emotions. How do I know I have others? Because I do.