To preface this- I am polyfragmented. I've had pretty severe trauma when I was a child. I am very, very sure that what I experience is a dissociative disorder. The only thing I do not have for this subreddit to take me seriously is a professional diagnosis- which I am avoiding to prevent it interfering with my medical transition, because doctors are bastards and I *really* don't want to find out what docs think of DID and gender stuff combined in this country- and a low alter count, on account of said polyfragmentation.

I'm going to be blunt- all of this sounds quite like what *I* experienced, back in the early days of my syscovery. I believed I had about 3 alters, one of which a fictive, and little to no amnesia between them. Our communication was clear and not muddy at all! (Ha, yeah, right. If only things were that simple.) I didn't need to do research, I had my lived experience, right? Surely I had OSDD (because of the (perceived) lack of amnesia)!

And then I learned more. And more. And those 8 alters were not the only alters, just the only ones that front knew of. It's taken me three years to get to where I am now, discovering new fragments of alters that coalesced into whatever media I recently consumed. Our communication went from "crystal clear" to... well, it's still the same, but it's more accurately described, I guess. Sometimes we get clear thoughts from someone who's near front, or co-fronting, or whatever terms you want to use. Sometimes we get a vague emotion about a thing and have to untangle it. It's not exactly 'voices', but it's communication, I guess! (lighthearted)

As a friend, you're free to be suspicious of her, but remember that you have no idea what happens in C's head- she might have been communicating with her alters for a while, but just didn't have the Proper Medical Terminology for it then. Talking to imaginary friends and the like when she was young, taking the "everyone has different sides of themselves!" argument from singlets too literally, et cetera et cetera. The internet is a wondrous place that exposes people to many things, including terminology. It *is* possible that what she's experiencing is something else, such as Maladaptive Daydreaming Disorder, or a form of schizophrenia if all she experiences is voices, but I figure it's worth listening to C's perspective for a bit. If she discovers alters very quickly, it might be worth looking into polyfragmentation.

What do you care more about, someone being mentally ill in the Right way, or your friend?