Lately I am wondering if *I* am an alter-- I switch but then I always come back to this current person who is functional and able to work-- last week I outed a previously unknown alter to T, which was out for the vast majority of my adolescence and early adulthood, but I wonder if they were the real me and I am just a cover. Either way, I created an alter to them and they never returned, and that would have happened at age 18-19. Then my T told me I have an alter who is in a team with him and is cooperating in the integration by being open and truthful about the other alters, whereas I am very secretive with him. So I guess that would likely be a recent creation, too.

Weird to think about. I suppose we are able to adjust as needed- when something isn't working out or seems frightening, pass it off to someone else...

Hmm...... I have the same question too.