What is it called when two alters are fronting?

Co-fronting or co-hosting refers to a process where more than one part is out, inhabiting the body at the same time.

DID Can multiple alters front?

A person living with DID may have as few as two alters or as many as 100. Often alters are stable over time, continuing to play specific roles in the person’s life for years. Some alters may harbor aggressive tendencies, directed toward individuals in the person’s environment or toward other alters within the person.

Can you talk to your alters in your head?

✘ Myth: Communication with alters happens by seeing them outside of you and talking with them just like regular people — a hallucination. (We can thank The United States of Tara for this one.) Nope, not so much. This is a very rare, inefficient, and an extremely conspicuous means of communication.

What is an alter in did?

An alter is a member of the system; one of the people who shares the body. Some DID systems prefer alternate terms for alter, and there are many. An inability to remember: often associated, in DID, with inability to remember what another alter did while fronting.

How common are alters in the did system?

These alters are very common in many DID systems. There can be many littles or children within a single system. Unlike biological children, they can usually understand very complex concepts. They commonly speak and act like children.

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 is the difference between an age slider and alter?

An age slider is an alter who doesn’t stay one age (outside of normal aging, of course) and can slide forward or backward in age depending on circumstance. Age sliding is the act of switching ages. An alter is a member of the system; one of the people who shares the body. Some DID systems prefer alternate terms for alter, and there are many.