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Originally Posted by Claritytoo
When I am in session I switch. Who ever wants to talk can. This has been good for us because some of us would never get a turn to be heard. We like being able to talk in session. Today I was talking to t and let her know that we have different eye movement for who ever is out. Some of us look to the left some to the right, some look around the room or at the ceiling. There is almost a rhythm to it. If one is out and than another decides to talk I notice a difference in how we look around the room or what we look at. Some will look at our t but most look at specific locations in the room when we come out. Is this something that anyone else is aware of? Does anyone else notice a pattern to how they look around them when a particular alter is out?
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I never noticed because I was never there when the alters were out, I didnt have that co consciousness ability.
that said my treatment providers have told me its pretty normal for each alter to have their own jobs, purposes, reasons for being, their own way of being, even how they show them selves to the world.
example one of my alters loved looking at the ground, inspecting each grain of sand, each strand of thread or yarn or grain of wood. just the way that alter was...curious about the minute details of life, environment.
where as another of my alters refused to look at anything, or any one, just sat there with her hands over her face/eyes...shy, scared and quiet.
Another alter of mine had no problem busting out in joyful, cheer, lots of eye contact, totally enjoying being around people, places and things.
my own treatment providers called the way my alters were as being categorical the DSM 5 uses the term distinct. some locations call this compartmentalized, well, defined ....
there are many different terms for having alters that have their own way of being, even if their own way of being is having their own way of looking at others and their environment.