DID theres just some things that are automatically known by the person with DID and their alters.. one of those things that is automatically known is who is the host and who are the alters..

If thats what you do as host then thats what you do. we can not tell you what you being a host should be like..

all we can do is tell you what our own system was like and everyones system of host and alters is different...As host ..no i did not tell my alters what they could and could not do. as host all I did was shared my body with those in my head and dissociate when ever something triggered me. my alters had their own jobs/purpose/reasons for being that was separate from me.

mapping...Im going to be blunt here...I read your post above and past posts, you know a lot about your alters, who does what and when and all kinds of other stuff ...just in this post alone you have mapped your system for me by telling about the sad one, the happy one, the strong ones, some do things you dont want them to do...

I can see why your therapist is saying you are resistant. if you are doing the same thing you do here on psych central...telling us about you and your alters, "mapping" should not be as hard as you are making it out to be. you know a lot about your alters, you just need to put it down on paper. how you do that is up to you. there is no one way to put down in tangible form what you know about your alters. you do it here on psych central when you post.

my suggestion stop trying to make this assignment harder then it is, just write out what you know about your alters., if need be go back and reread all your posts that talk about things you and your alters do, problems you have with your alters, ...then write it out using what ever mapping technique your therapist wants you to use.