Hello,

Just like you, seeing a stranger in the mirror could send me for a loop. My advice; stay away from mirrors! Until things settle down for you soemtimes that's all that can be done.

When I was living life actively DID I found looking in the mirror really unsettling. I even remember the first time it happened to me. After that whenver this happened it was like my head didnt register the same way, instead of rejecting and going crazy about this my head somehow accepted and went along with this. It became an accepted thing that made no sense to me but just was.

When I was in therapy and actively trying to get my life and sense lf self intact, jsut as chesire grins says old photos came in handy. They served as reference points for me, conneccting me to specific times and events or expereinces.

Then since I did have some memories I even tried to match up what I remembered with photos that were taken over the years. My memeory is visual and my memory is basically like a big album with snapshots held in time. Comparing my memory snapshots to actual photos (which, thank god, were actually dated when the film was developed) helped me get back in touch to and verified what I remembered as to where I had been during certain years and who I had once lived as.

Whenever we do something that only upsets us the simplest solution is walk away and give it a rest for awhile. Nurture those practices that are good for ourselves and dont give a lot of time to those things that rattle us or tear us down.

Take care now.