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Originally Posted by Manda86
I actually feel like that quite a lot... and I have never been diagnosed with DID or anything.
Of course that may be because I have never talked to a T about "feeling little"... I don't know.
But sometimes, my inner child (I don't call her an alter since I don't technically have DID)
comes out when I am scared, alone, sick, depressed, etc and she comes out every night.
When she comes out, I tend to get very small (curl up in a ball, etc), cuddle with stuffed
animals, want to held... and sometimes (mainly at night) I even suck my thumb.
I don't know if all that makes me have DID or not......
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thank you for your reply. i feel very much like you described!
i don't know what to call my little self. but, she isn't my "inner child."
she isn't me. she's different from me. i mean, when i think of my "inner child" i think of
me as
i was as a child. my little self isn't like that. she is able to love and be loved. she can be happy.
whereas, my "inner child" is dark and brooding. she's 7 and stands in the corner. she doesn't interact with me or my little self. my little self thinks she's odd.
yeah, like that didn't just muddy the water!
... i cuddle with my stuffed "aminals" and suck my thumb too!!! i used to suck my thumb until i was about 10. then last year, when i went through a really really difficult time, i started again. now i just don't want to quit. i have a bottle some nights too...maybe that's taking things a little far. but i don't care. it's makes my little happy. i'm not married or dating, so i don't have anyone to hold me or to cuddle with - so whatever i find comfort in...
(((hugs))) it's nice to know there are others out there who feel little but aren't sure it's DID.
thanks again, Manda86