What are persecutor alters?

Reasons for Persecutory Alters in DID However, it is imperative to understand that persecutory alters are just trying to protect the system and keep it safe the only way they know at the moment.

How do I know if I have had did?

Symptoms

1. Memory loss (amnesia) of certain time periods, events, people and personal information.
2. A sense of being detached from yourself and your emotions.
3. A perception of the people and things around you as distorted and unreal.
4. A blurred sense of identity.

Can alters interact with each other?

In dissociative identity disorder (DID), communication between alters (alternate personalities) is the key to a person’s well-being. With DID, a person may have one or many alters, all working together to form the whole of who the person is.

Why do I avoid things that remind me of my trauma?

Sometimes we avoid people, places, or things related to our trauma because they trigger the painful memory. For example, we might avoid TV shows that remind us of the event. Other times we might avoid things because they feel dangerous, like a section of the city where we were assaulted.

Is it normal to feel fear after a trauma?

Nevertheless, the fear following a trauma can be as bad or worse than the emotions we felt at the time of the trauma, and almost certainly lasts longer. You may feel like the fear is subsiding when something triggers a reminder of the trauma, and the intense fear returns.

Do Your alters know what happened to you?

You don’t know about your alters or what happened to you. While it is a common trait for host parts of a DID system to initially have no awareness of their trauma, or the inside chatterings of their mind, self-awareness is possible at any age.

What happens to your body when you have trauma?

Anger. In addition to fear and anxiety, anger is a very common reaction to trauma. We might feel anger at the person or situation responsible for our trauma. We may be angry at ourselves if we blame ourselves for what happened.