A Comic about DID - Part 9 [OC]

[u/snuffypuff]

If you want to help playtest this mod, join our Discord! It features the creation of different "profiles" on one account which each have their individual skin, location, inventory, and their own keep inventory toggle.

You can download this without joining the Discord here, but keep in mind it's still in early beta so there will probably be bugs. The keybind for the alter menu is 'K' by default.

[u/hyperblob1]

if you don't mind my asking how does the switch occur? is it when you fall asleep or does it occur randomly

[u/snuffypuff → u/hyperblob1]

It's random for the most part, aside from specific conditions that might have one alter switch over another

[u/ScreamingMini2009 → u/snuffypuff]

Do you ever switch while playing and go “wait what the fuck?”

Genuine question, curious on how your brain reacts to the changes

[u/snuffypuff → u/ScreamingMini2009]

More "what the hell am I doing/supposed to be doing" lol. It's like walking into a room and immediately forgetting why you entered.

[u/baconla333 → u/snuffypuff]

What if you guys switch when driving or holding heavy stuffs? Would that be a dangerous situation?

[u/snuffypuff → u/baconla333]

Our switches are usually slow enough that we can pull over in time or set things down

[u/StarChaser01 → u/snuffypuff]

When driving, do you pull up Google Maps or something to let the next person know where you were going?

[u/snuffypuff → u/StarChaser01]

Yes I can't live without google maps even when I was only driving to work at one place consistently, I stopped doing it because I knew where we went but then some other alter got lost lol

[u/AConsultativeMind → u/snuffypuff]

How does you working work exactly? Did every alter need to be trained separately?

[u/Mister_Bossmen → u/AConsultativeMind]

I want this question answered. Lol

I imagine there are struggles for individuals with DID and memory related to working

[u/Defiant-Drawing1038 → u/Mister_Bossmen]

I don't have DID but as I understand it, most alters will have access to the memories of the "host" (the current 'primary' self, though not necessarily the original), and the host is usually the person who got the job.

Some alters do not get those memories and would maybe have to be taught separately by another alter who they are "connected" to/able to comminicate with. (Eg if host is A, B cannot communicate with host but C can, C could teach B). The host leaving detailed notes/instructions for the alter to read may also be possible.

If the self/alter who is usually fronting at work is not able to communicate with a significant portion of the other alters, things would likely get more difficult. And if the job gets split between multiple frequently fronting alters who may or may not have good communication with each other or the other parts, it would likely get MUCH more difficult.

[u/Big-Yesterday586 → u/AConsultativeMind]

For most of our shared life, yeah. We'd all have to relearn the same thing over and over and over again. Though we all got extremely good at learning. Thankfully these days we can learn something once and everyone can access it.

[u/ScreamingMini2009 → u/snuffypuff]

Oh, I can relate to that!

[u/Mouse_Named_Ash → u/snuffypuff]

We have very subtle switches since we have very little amnesia barriers. Crocheting is a fucking trip sometimes. We’ll be trying to count a row of like 36 stitches and switch halfway through and it’s so annoying lmao

[u/Daylight_The_Furry → u/snuffypuff]

Do you ever get "wait why am I here" (in front)

We get that one a lot

[u/Zamrayz → u/snuffypuff]

Oh, you should look up the little fan corner for the characters Sun & Moon from Five Nights At Freddie's: Security breach. They have this whole dedicated corner of fan fiction stories that's all about exploring your similar diagnosis and with people's perception and actually diagnosed people of them. Theyre a daycare worker robot who has some serious issues because theyre forced to share a body with their other half basically (a seperate AI most believe but could possibly just be his alternate personality. Its never been proven which was unfortunate and the franchise moved on with it instead staying open to interpretation.) Theres lots to unpack and explore but all the fan fictions are usually about how they work that out with themselves and what they're like when you're around them. Its often described exactly how you just did. And people try to visualize it more like theyre both sharing the same head space and one is just awake while the other is asleep or hovering in the background.

They are super popular even after all these years and even for me personally still my fav characters of all time. Theyre very cool.