grrr.
someone online just posted a message on a mailing list I'm on, saying that DID alters are not real, and that they're just VOICES inside my head. GRRR. They ARE real. They're individuals with thoughts, feelings, and ideas. We just share one body, that's all.
They're far more than just a voice inside my/our head. MUCH more.
I know this person was hurting, and I'm sorry... I also know that some of my alters have hurt others (I hate to admit to that, but it's true) - they have alot of issues probably stemming from childhood abuse and stuff, but I still take FULL responsibility for their actions. I can't just say "oh well my alter hurt you, not me, so it's not my fault"... I have to take ownership of the problems/hurt/etc that my insders cause. People seem to forget that they hurt ME too (the alters hurt me, I mean)...
Grr.
They're not all bad, you know. They're not all horrible and hurtful. Some are just little and scared and hurting so badly they don't know how to cope...
But they are most definitely NOT just voices inside my head. NO NO NO NO NO.