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Originally Posted by Willowtrees
I thought the other people were just a delusion I made up, but my friend says I'm in denial and it isn't healthy. One of the people says that I'm an alter they used to talk to, that I'm new, but how can that be true when I thought I was the original? I just came out as lesbian and I really want to move on with my life and not have pretend people messing it up for me. I know they are all me and I just want to move on. But I keep slipping back and thinking I'm other people that aren't me, like being a gay man. I'm not interested in men!! I wasn't for my whole life until this started happening. I don't know what to do. I hate this.
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Hi, welcome to PC. From what I understand or read about alters, there isn't an original. We're all alters of the same system (or body). Each alter fronts up when their job or coping skill is required. The alter up front the most would be the "host alter". The host alter can switch out through your life. I've been here 45 years, and I've lived 7 different lives, so to speak.
I lived in denial for years...didn't want to acknowledge, pretend it's not real. It's always going to be there regardless of how the system feels. Are you in therapy hun? Can you talk to your alters? Work out a system plan? For instance, we don't do our own thing. We work for the body to further it on, to keep up a public image. Of course there are always those few that have different ideas but we keep them tied down. Good luck Hun and keep coming back
