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LEARNING TO LIVE WITH MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER
Common Terms
    1. Dissociative Identity Disorder/Multiple Personality Disorder: The presence of two or more separate and distinct personalities who take turns being in control of the body.
    2. Personalities, Alters, Insiders: The fragmented parts of a child's psyche that holds trauma.
    3. Other terms used for personalities: Alter egos, alter states, selves, parts (a subjective term), alters, insiders.
    4. Executive: When a personality (alter ego) has control of the body.
    5. Host personality: Another term for the personality that has control of the body.
    6. The Core: The original birth personality.
    7. Dissociate: Webster's definition - to break the connection between or to disunite.  To lost conscious contact with the present surroundings.
    8. Switch: To change from one personality to another.
    9. Who's out, or who's front? A common question used to determine which personality is executive or host.
    10. Co-conscious(ness): A state of being aware of what the other personalities are doing and saying.
    11. Body memories: Physical phenomenon such as pain, smells, tastes, etc.; experienced again.
    12. Relive: A total memory recall or memory(includes visual, emotional, physical and all other senses).
    13.Front- Hosting personality.
    14.Little- Child personality.

        Some Known Triggers (that cause switching)
            1. something someone says
            2. seeing a past perpetrator
            3. People who look like past perpetrator (someone that holds same kind of job as perpetrator, same location or venue, similar mannerism or laugh).
            4. Certain times of the year
            5. Objects
            6. Animals
            7.Colors/textures
            8. Smells
            9. Sounds
            10. Pulling up memories too fast in therapy
            11. While in therapy, and working on memory
            12. Lack of sleep
            13 Poor diet
            14. Touch
            15. Not having enough balance (fun vs. processing)
            16. Drugs and/or alcohol
            17. Stress: DAILY LIVING STRESSORS:

          THIS IS A MAJOR CAUSE
                       Examples:
            �fighting with spouse or friend
            �observing a fight
            �having sexual intercourse
            �paying rent or bills
            �problem solving

          Tips for Managing Triggers When *YOU* Choose to Process

          There are specific things that survivors can do to prepare themselves to take advantage of the situation of being triggered in order to process their feelings and memories. They can also, by giving themselves permission in advance to stop, if necessary, protect themselves if they are already overloaded, if it is currently unsafe to process, or if they are not able to be supported or support themselves sufficiently at the time.

          If a survivor is currently vulnerable, yet wishes to use the opportunity triggering material provides to process, s/he should prepare for that possibility:

            Make sure you are in a comfortable situation;

            Keep your journal, a drawing pad, reprogramming worksheets, comforting toys and some tissues handy. It is often helpful to keep a positive or inspiring object, image or guardian �icon� visible....something that reminds you of your desire to heal.

            Remind yourself of your positive motives and possible short-term consequences....and your reasons for risking them. It is often helpful to make some message signs (block letters, so kid alters or vulnerable inner child state can read them).
                     For example:

             
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