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Old Jun 03, 2013, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Down the rabbit hole View Post
I don't have much contact with any of my alters, really. A couple of years ago I was very co-conscious with a protector alter of mine, and at that time things were very bad. Now things are better but I don't feel that I have as much communication as before. Sometimes I feel like there's someone co-conscious though (like someone is with me), or that I'm not really there (I have control over the body and mind but I feel disconnected, if that makes sense?).

Sometimes I feel the feelings of other alters, a while ago something bad happened and then I felt like it was a chaos inside. Some alters were very scared and I know that there's one protector alter that is very scared of trusting and being dependent etc.

I don't have much more communication than that. I've never switched (as I know of), but I think that I've lost time in the past when things were bad (I suspect that things has been worse than what I know of). I have a journal for us to write in, and if I feel like an alter is feeling something/wants to get anything out, I write it down there. It's pretty empty though and it's mostly my feelings that I write down...

I don't want to push anyone and it's important to me that they feel like they can do things when they feel comfortable doing it, but I can feel frustrated sometimes, that I don't have that much communication with my alters. After all I've been aware of them (at least one of my protector alters) for about three years now. I don't know if I'd say that I "hear" my alters (other than what I've already described, if that could be considered hearing them?). I don't know how to get a better communication since we're not switching (if we did they could have written in our journal).

I appreciate any replies, I need help with this.
I went back and read some of your past postings...I see that you have an autism type diagnosis....

http://forums.psychcentral.com/disso...ml#post3059046

just a thought here...some people with autism disorders do have similar symptoms as dissociative disorders...

I do know of a couple people where their alters are part of their autism disorders not because of a dissociative disorder.

what happens with them is that when their meds and treatment for their autism disorder is working, their alters / communicating with their alters / interacting with their alters fades out.

it can be a bit scary and confusing if this is happening and is the first time your autistic mind is now stable and choosing the external world of reality, instead of the autistic interactions with your alters, but if this is whats happening ...its a great thing and a positive step in the right direction with your autistic disorder.

my suggestion...I cant say whether your alters are part of your autism and whether they are fading/whether your communication problems with them is because your autism disorder is progressing to a more stable life for you...

only your treatment providers can tell you for sure what is going on inside of you....please consider discussing this situation with them.. they can help you with this, by either adjusting/changing your meds and treatment options.