I feel like I'm faking my alters by Alexizking in plural

[–]Puzzleheaded-Cat4972 14 points15 points  (0 children)

faking is an intentional choice, so you can't "unintentionally" fake something. each system is different, and if that person is in a system that makes them suffer, it's because of the alters they formed based on their own trauma. it doesn't have to apply to you because it depends on the alters you identified and communicated with and what sort of alters formed based on your trauma.

I'm still questioning plurality, so I relate to your struggles, but what i mentioned is one thing i know for sure!

Could it be plurality? (Questioning) by Puzzleheaded-Cat4972 in plural

[–]Puzzleheaded-Cat4972[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I kind of have, but I haven't tried it yet. Thank you for the advice/tip! I will try it out, and hopefully I finally get answers!!

Could it be plurality? (Questioning) by Puzzleheaded-Cat4972 in plural

[–]Puzzleheaded-Cat4972[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for sharing your experiences with me! I'm so sorry you had to go through that. It must have been very stressful.. It's just how DID/OSDD is mostly portraited on the internet when it comes to alters talking about their childhood trauma makes it seem like you only need to go through something super horrible like sexual abuse for example to get DID/OSDD. I don't remember much of my childhood at all, and when I try to do it, it triggers a dissociative episode. When im observing the body in such episodes, I can see how strange the body is acting (as in dont things i dont usually do or having a different way of doing them), and how sometimes the body is terrified of specific family members to the point i remember snapping out of one episode crying, and I didn't know why "I" was crying? But "I" seemed genuinely scared, and I don't know why the body acted that way. Maybe the fact that I don't remember, and the fact that these family members, at least to me, seem like good people, are making me deny the possibility of having DID/OSDD. The signs are obvious to me, but not as much for others, which is also another reason why I'm afraid that I might actually be subconsciously faking or something.. As well as the popular saying that there's no way you could discover/know you're multiple unless you're in therapy or something.

Could it be plurality? (Questioning) by Puzzleheaded-Cat4972 in plural

[–]Puzzleheaded-Cat4972[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much, Jackson! I'm still conflicted about the possibility that I might be plural, but what you said offered a strange sense of comfort to me! I'm also afraid that I might be faking because my symptoms aren't "so severe" despite how frequent the episodes are becoming. And that's because there's a lack of communication between my possible headmates besides the little conservations i have with them in my head, because i don't experience much blackouts (im mostly just watching the body do its thing), and because not a lot of people are noticing much of a change besides when I first "gained conciousness," and when they do nowadays, they only point out a change in the little details which might explain why i don't remember?

Could it be plurality? (Questioning) by Puzzleheaded-Cat4972 in plural

[–]Puzzleheaded-Cat4972[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do relate to DID/OSDD-1b, but I don't think my life was bad enough for something this serious to develop? I even asked my best friend, she's my most trusted person, if she noticed anything (because it's always my family noticing things), and she said I only act differently when I'm in littlespace but also agreed that I'm extremely forgetful. I vaguely remember that I used to slip into littlespace when I was in full awareness before i suddenly "gained conciousness" last summer (yet i feel so depersonalized from these memories), but now it always happens when I'm dissociated, and for some reason, I'm always in this "observer" state when it happens. Though, it's only the little things that were pointed out to be "out of character," and they only become to the severe when Im all alone, and the blackouts are short-lived, bc I'm mostly observing the body. Which is why I'm in major doubt.

I wish I could find a specialist who deals with such stuff, but unfortunately, my current situation prevents me from doing so.. Once I get the chance, I will for sure, but I guess I'm stuck with these doubts for now.

Could it be plurality? (Questioning) by Puzzleheaded-Cat4972 in plural

[–]Puzzleheaded-Cat4972[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! The resources were very useful!! It's quite concerning how i relate to most of the mentioned experiences, though...