sorry if this is a bother or rude but can u explain the difference between alters and ego states? ik you explained in your post but it still sounds similiar to me. im not saying you have did or anything im just really confused on the differences and google is really helping. you can ignore if its too personal or you dont wanna answer!
ego states are something that everyone has, it's your inner roles. an ego state disorder is when those inner roles are dissociated from one another. if they become so disconnected that they develop their own lives and personalities, that's DID. (this explanation is very simplified!)
but i have trouble understanding the difference between parts and alters myself because some of my parts appear to be their own people. i think they are probably similar, maybe even the same. i'm just unsure about terminology because i'm german and trying to translate the terms that therapists have used with me.
basically the big difference between what i have and DID is that i am very co-conscious which means i don't have dissociative amnesia. so like when i switch between parts/alters, i still remember what happened, even if it feels like i wasn't the person who did it.
i hope that helps! i'm still really new to this myself and have a lot of trouble understand it, let alone putting it in words. if i said anything wrong, i hope my followers will correct me.
