I have asked that my other thread called pretending, the other side to be closed due to the constant confusion over what that thread is about... I decided to make a new thread to hopefully be more clear on what the thread is about...

this thread is about having the kind of DID system where alters .....do not..... use pretending to cover switching so others dont know a switch has happened, they .....do not.... use pretending to be other alters and ....do not pretend ......to be the one that they reside with in. in other words no form of pretending is used.

instead of using pretending switching happens based on who's job, purpose reason for being it is to handle that situation. A Switch is when alters take control to handle\ take care of what the one they reside with in or other alters cant.

example of what I mean....

red is in control because a conversation with friends causes the emotion of anger. then the conversation changes to one of an intimate nature so thelma takes control, then it starts thundering so Rainy takes control to get everyone out of the rain, then red is back in control because theres anger at not being able to follow through with the days plans, the ones who's job it is to make sure everyone gets home ok takes control, at home that person decides to watch a movie the movie contains intimate situations so thelma takes control.

constant seamless switching based on each alters own sense of agency with out having to pretend. with this kind of system there is no need to pretend to be other alters or pretend in order to cover up or protect the system because no one outside the body notices anything is wrong, no one notices a difference, what other people outside the body see is everything is ok and normal.

for those who have the kind of system that does have pretending as a coping tool (alters having to pretend to be each other, alters who have to use pretending to cover a switch, and other forms of pretending for the purpose of protection, see the thread http://forums.psychcentral.com/disso...retending.html

in rare cases some people with DID have a combination of both switching and pretending as a coping and protection for the system. feel free to post here too. just please keep in mind that this thread is focused on the switching rather than the pretending factor.