even if i can't talk to a part, i find it helps just to nice things for them, let them know i care, let them know they are not alone. like we bought a little butterfly broach for one part that has special meaning to remind her she's not alone. we also let another part have time to write a poem about something she cared about and then listen to what the poem had to say. just stuff like that. helps builds up trust. it's a slow process.

i haven't written out a map before, but i do try to understand what parts i am aware of and what they are like and how they fit together. i am still finding more parts though. i have some denial problems and i think seeing them all written down together would cause a lot of upset.

the naming question is hard for me to answer.