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Originally Posted by likewater
A couple of my alters want presents. This has never happened before. Makes me feel weird like i will be buying myself presents and what if everyone else starts wanting them toi? I can't do that. I guess i could get something everyone would like and could
share. Has anyone else's alters wanted things for Christmas? Usually mine want cookis abd crayons and to keep stray animals and to rent movies but haven',t asked for presents before.
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I never bought christmas gifts for my internal system...
for one thing I didnt know they were there until I was in college psych class that required the students to obtain a therapist and psychiatrist, go through diagnostic testing and continue in therapy for the duration of the semester. therefore they had already been functioning on their own since, obtaining their own needs/wants/...... before I was 5 yrs old in regards to the holidays or any other day of the year.
Second it was normal for me to find things around the house that I did not remember buying. that told me my alters were quite capable of functioning on their own with their own job, purpose and reason...as a result of how categorical they were, that told me they were quite capable of going out and buying what ever they needed when ever they needed something new (and did as evidenced by my finding things around the house I did not remember buying)
that said I do know some people with DID that have bought/supplied their internal system of alters with gifts for birthdays, holidays.... with some it was very beneficial to their systems for others it was not.