Hey peeps, I'm new here, this is my first reply. I discovered my alters after several EMDR sessions this last summer. That form of therapy was amazingly effective, in fact too much! Now I am blessed to have a therapist who specializes in dissociative disorders and I'm getting to know how to deal with my parts, and learning about them. For the last 6 years I've been caring for my mom who has Alzheimer's, at home, and just in the last two weeks she's been sent to a nursing facility. Really it has been a huge relief for me, but of course it's also a huge change. I went to see her a few days ago and that was soooooo hard. See, my mom was an alcoholic and emotional abuser when I was little, and she suffered from her own severe mental health issues. I seriously can't believe I cared for her (ha! Of course another part made that possible) but seeing her brought up so many emotions and memories from different parts-- there's been some fallout. Most of my parts are fearful or threatened by my mom, or at least the memories (we're learning things are not the same anymore) while a few love Mom and miss her. Oye. And now I'm getting a job and will be going back to school. Anyway it's a lot to deal with. I've been finding it hard to check in and find out how my known parts are doing.