I really admire you, Antimatter. I read the first post twice, thought I understood it somewhat, then checked out the source on Google books and read some more. I think your way of relating this to your experience is sound. I may order the book, or one of his earlier works.

He makes this perspective on dissociated self-states sound like it's on a spectrum of DID? Kind of like the relationship between depression and depressive disorder? Is that how you see it? So is your goal to merge these self-states? I guess I'm not sure what the path looks like beyond management of the associated feelings.