DID Is it possible to "kill" an alter?

[shimmerz]

Any opinions?

No, I don't think so. I mean, 43 years later and a 'part' came out that I was unfamiliar with, which my adoptive parents had thought 'died'. I think this is an old school thought pattern.

'Oh honey, that happened sooooooo long ago'.

I don't think it works like that. If the right situation comes up again she will be out, I know that now. I am co-conscious though. Maybe with DID it is different, but I doubt it.

For myself, I see parts through patterns in my life. If a pattern repeats, then I am pretty sure I am looking at a part that needs help. I see killing a part as similar to killing a traumatized version of myself. If I put that part under repeated stress (I want to kill you), then it (or a different part that has been traumatized) is going to come out more and that is never good.

 

[Deleted member 28403]

DID is very confusing :P

 

[Ice_Fire]

DID is very confusing, I'll give you that! Losing an alter has never happened to me, but I know of someone who "lost" their host/main fronting alter. Not sure the part died though, maybe just retreated so far back into the subconscious they appeared to have vanished. Technically, I guess an alter can't die unless/until the body dies, as every alter is a brain state, or pattern of thoughts feelings and behaviours. Those thoughts and behaviours can be changed and integrated into a cohesive whole but the parts can't literally die.

Short answer; I don't think its possible to kill an alter. :unsure:

 

[Deleted member 28403]

@Ice_Fire
Thank you for your feedback. Makes it a bit harder that there aren't that many people who are similar.