Thank you AmandaLouise for the post. It does make a lot of sense. I know I don't fit all the criteria for DID so I don't know if I have alters. From what I read some people say they just know. I do feel I have separate parts in me that have a voice.
When we do parts work we sometimes talk about a certain bad situation from childhood & what I used to "protect myself", then how these protectors are still functioning as I did as a child. It makes sense in a round about way.
We haven't really talked much about these other parts I feel I have, only really brushed the surface. 45min is never enough!

Thank you MdngtRain. I too am @ the beginning stages of all this. Started in May but other things have interfered so we don't talk about parts every time. Time is such a killer. How do I explore these other voices in 45min? Next to impossible.

Thanks all for posting! The info is so valuable.