this is exactly what happened to me, as each alters job purpose reason for being was no longer needed they merged/became one with me and we became one whole person again. like I explained in my past posts my location does not believe integration is this big bang at the end, its the whole process of therapy, that for me my alters were those dissociated memories, thoughts and emotions that I was unable to handle. as I healed and became more stable and able to handle those things everything that the alters were became me. in my location and culture integration isnt something to be feared, its just the natural thing that happens even to the non dissociated, everyday whether mental disordered or not the concept of integration is being used. its just that because of how movies and tv shows portray the process it became something to fear. most no longer used the term integration for things like cooking a loaf of bread (the mixing of many ingredients to make one whole item) like they did in the 1800's, now when people hear the term integration they think about three faces of eve where the movie falsified integration to be alters dying, and sybil while under the effects of hypnosis imagined holding hands with her mental thoughts, memories and emotions called alters... now treatment providers and those in therapy are being taught to go back to the basics ...that integration is not something to be feared, its just the whole process of entering therapy, becoming more stable and through the healing process everything that was the alters becomes one with them.