here where I live and work yes it is still called progress any time the birth person who previously was not available\noticed/or was other wise missing from the knowledge of the others is now noticed/available and no longer missing.

in situations where the host (In this situation I am referring to host as the birth person) is perceived as not there, in order for the system to recognize their host is there some healing has to have been done. any healing rather than staying stagnant is called progress.

you may not have been in treatment very long but some healing has happened....if you read your past posts you will where there are changes for example you went from perceiving no host (birth person) to recognizing you do have one...it may not seem like progress to you but in mental health terms here where I live and work thats called progress. many people with DID who perceive their host as not there\missing dont reach this point until they have been in treatment for a long time. I know someone that perceived their birth person not there \ missing and did not discover their birth person was in fact there, until they had been in treatment for 15 years. Everyone heals at their own rates and for you after a short time in treatment you have progressed/healed enough to where you have found your core (my term host/birth person) now that you have found your core/birth person I wouldnt be surprised if you find at times things are easier because you can now establish things like communication/grounding/ and various techniques\coping tools that will enable you and your system to begin working together. dont get me wrong theres still going to be those ups and downs and hard work ahead of you but just reading your posts I can see progress being made