Thanks for your reply amandalouise. I had never thought about writing or talking to my alters as a means of learning co consciousness. I have had chats at odd times and not much recently.

Does being co conscious help a person to get better? The alt that has been out lately is rude and loud and unsettling. He is set off by a hair trigger. He always stays out for a while. I don't like that he stays out and then hangs around.