How many of you are there in total?
Thank you for the question and, as of Our current understanding, there are roughly 12 of Us. We havent had the opportunity just yet to work with a specialized therapist (actually getting that set up in the next couple weeks here) but we suspect there are others.
Think of it like a color wheel, it's not just hard one individual at all times like you see in Hollywood. Instead, things get blendy and mixed such as how magenta is a red/violet mix or cyan is blueish green. Each part may have overlapping "triggers" to cause Us to present.
For example, Devoid and Jade may present in a high stress situation. Devoid is very rationally and critically minded, but also very socially blunt and pushy. This is great when we need to self regulate. But if we need to do that while actually communicating They arent of much use on their own. In this hypothetical lets say we are talking to a child after a tense situation like they had been attacked or something, Jade is a tender and soothing figure that we never had and cares very emotionally for others. Together the two would be able to manage the situation better than either individually. The drawback is it's hard to tell when that's a separate part all together or if its some mix of presenters.