How many systems can a person with DID have?

Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a mental health condition. People with DID have two or more separate identities. These personalities control their behavior at different times. Each identity has its own personal history, traits, likes and dislikes.

Can alters have their own systems?

✘ Myth: Alters can’t have their own mental health issues if the main survivor doesn’t have them. They actually can, and many do. It’s extremely common for individual alters to battle depression, anxiety, OCD, bipolar, eating disorders, self harm, etc., while other members of the system experience no such thing.

Can you have DID without trauma?

You Can Have DID Even if You Don’t Remember Any Trauma But that doesn’t necessarily mean that trauma didn’t happen. One of the reasons that DID develops is to protect the child from the traumatic experience. In response to trauma, the child develops alters, or parts, as well as amnesic barriers.

What are protectors in DID?

Protector: Protectors are alters that protect the body, system, host, core, or other specific alters or groups of alters. Physical protectors might take or try to prevent physical abuse or become aggressive in an attempt to defend against physical abuse.

How many alters do you have in your system?

Research suggests that males average 12 alters and females average 15 alters. However, systems can range in size from 2 alters to 100s of alters, although in very large systems it is unlikely that all alters will front frequently.

Can alters function independently of each other?

Each can function independently. All the alters together make up the person’s whole personality. Alters typically develop from dissociation caused by prolonged early childhood trauma, although attachment problems and persistent neglect in very early childhood are also known factors.

Who is the a system’s wife?

The A System makes videos with the assistance of Chris’ wife, Sam, who appears in videos on both The A System’s TikTok account and her own, @systemspouse. Sam has different relationships with different alters in the system depending on their age and sexuality, but is only married to Chris.

What is the second type of subsystem?

The second type of subsystem deals with alters who have their own alters (yes, it is like “alterception!”). These alters may or may not use the same internal presentation.