We are a semi-recently diagnosed DID system on our journey to better understanding ourselves.
I was wondering if you're able to elaborate a little further (if you haven't already done so-- in which case I would greatly appreciate a point in the right direction!) on the development of these more recently identified, more "complex" panic responses. By more complex, I'm referring to the responses that involve higher levels of critical analysis and/or strategizing (in particular Facilitate, though Fitting/Flocking stood out as well).
These responses interest me quite a lot, as a member of a system that is comprised of many alters who seem to default to these types of responses. It seems in our case that these responses took more time to develop, since they seem to necessitate a certain degree of experience/skill/knowledge to employ (Facilitate, for example, involves a lot of assessing new/unique situations, then drawing from a variety of previously acquired skills/knowledge bases to come up with the best possible "solution"). It is involves needing to remain somewhat grounded in the Here & Now (at least as I understand it), which certainly has taken a lot of time and practice for us to be able to do when in the midst of a PWS.
I suppose I'm just curious to know if you've further discussed somewhere the possible implications of default panic responses as it may relate to the development of the system member and/or system as a whole. For example, would alters prone to these responses likely have been present longer and in or near front for long enough to have built these skills-- or might it be just as likely that newer alters, formed during adulthood, could have come into their identities already with these skills drawn up on from other system members?
I hope this makes more sense than I worry it does(n't), haha, and also that I'm not asking too much of you here! In any case, this was an extremely helpful read and I greatly appreciate the work you've done/are doing to advance understanding of plurality.
Hello,
We are a semi-recently diagnosed DID system on our journey to better understanding ourselves.
I was wondering if you're able to elaborate a little further (if you haven't already done so-- in which case I would greatly appreciate a point in the right direction!) on the development of these more recently identified, more "complex" panic responses. By more complex, I'm referring to the responses that involve higher levels of critical analysis and/or strategizing (in particular Facilitate, though Fitting/Flocking stood out as well).
These responses interest me quite a lot, as a member of a system that is comprised of many alters who seem to default to these types of responses. It seems in our case that these responses took more time to develop, since they seem to necessitate a certain degree of experience/skill/knowledge to employ (Facilitate, for example, involves a lot of assessing new/unique situations, then drawing from a variety of previously acquired skills/knowledge bases to come up with the best possible "solution"). It is involves needing to remain somewhat grounded in the Here & Now (at least as I understand it), which certainly has taken a lot of time and practice for us to be able to do when in the midst of a PWS.
I suppose I'm just curious to know if you've further discussed somewhere the possible implications of default panic responses as it may relate to the development of the system member and/or system as a whole. For example, would alters prone to these responses likely have been present longer and in or near front for long enough to have built these skills-- or might it be just as likely that newer alters, formed during adulthood, could have come into their identities already with these skills drawn up on from other system members?
I hope this makes more sense than I worry it does(n't), haha, and also that I'm not asking too much of you here! In any case, this was an extremely helpful read and I greatly appreciate the work you've done/are doing to advance understanding of plurality.