I was diagnosed with DDNOS 9 years ago, now would probably be OSDD, which is similar to DID except that I don't "lose time". When I am in an "alter" state, I remember what went on. But the emotions and reactions are different in the different states.

I saw the best dissociation consultant in my area, and was referred to another specialist in trauma and dissociation in my area, became more familiar with my alters, especially two who had "felt" like demons. In my regular, adapted state I kept them turned off, numbed out

In the end the therapist couldn't tolerate the "demons". I suspect they may have seemed like kids having tantrums, or being vicious. My normal state was very dissociated from them, and I had "control" by keeping them turned off. But if and when I allowed them on, in the therapy room, the therapist couldn't tolerate them and eventually terminated me.

I am suspicious about how well researched is the idea that hypnosis could integrate and age progress parts. With what I know now about my "alters", I would be terrified of that idea. I know now my alters are/were there for a reason. Even kids having tantrums are there for a reason. Not sure they would want to be "age progressed" without taking whatever reason that may be into account.

And, yeah, a kid having a tantrum can seem like and be a perpetrator, maybe, if somebody wants to use that language. I find it overly judgmental and derogatory. Mine mostly perpetrated against me but sometimes they perpetrated against the therapist. (I called her a "b***h" one time.) I could control that kind of behavior by keeping them out of the room -- but then, where was there any therapy?

As I said, for me, they are/were there for a reason. Learning that reason, trying to and finding ways to accept the impulses that they have, I'm getting somewhat integrated, I think.

I don't see how hypnosis could really short circuit that -- I could be wrong, maybe it can. But I would definitely like to see the research and become convinced it was worth a try before I did it.