I don't know.

in the longterm, I suppose not. we have enough to deal with in our lives without wondering how many alters their are.

in the shortterm, I have actually tried to figure out how many alters their are (but still missed a few)

a rough Idea isn't bad, I don't think- if you know that information, but not knowing really isn't going to threaten things.

who was your original alter? (the first 1 to show up)