Thank you amandalouise for responding to my question. After to talking with my t I started to wonder if my DID could have happened from a car accident. A lot of my friends said I was different after the accident. I had severe migraines for two years after the accident than they stopped. I also have issues with my short term memory. What used to be a very organized way of retrieving memories has sense become a junk draw, which makes it more difficult for me to find the memory I need. Before the accident my memory was compartmentalized like mail slots at the post office. Now my memories are in a big pile that takes time to sort through. My little ones have been with me from when I was four years old. The others came along to help me as we grew up. I am finding out I know very little about how alters come into being. I was different after the accident, the mother to my son seemed to be asleep and I was trying to figure things out by myself. That is how it seemed at the time and even now when I look back. I appreciate your insight. It helps me to sort things out. Thanks.