Talking about DID can be kind of a heavy subject sometimes… but hey, livin’ la vida plural can also be a pretty fun way of experiencing the world, too!
So today? Today I just want to share some lighter-hearted stuff.
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To kick off, here’s a couple of jokes I like:
Moon Knight, episode 2: After Mark (Oscar Isaac) destroys the bathrooms of the museum Steven (Oscar Isaac) works in, HR talks to him & offers him mental health support:
Lol xD
Steven is precious & we love him dearly.
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Parts can have different skills that aren’t shared by everyone – artistic skills & musical talent, for example. That can include languages. So the idea of sitting down with a friend & sharing, “Parts of me are telling me off in a language I don’t understand!” is both absurd and instantly relatable.
Mine sing, chatter, and occasionally swear in French or Mandarin, and it can take me a hot minute to figure out what they’re saying xD
Gender is something that comes up with us a bunch. I’m genderfluid, but lean transfemme, and have been on HRT for a bit over 2 years now.
When one of the boys is fronting, sometimes they have a moment of, “wtf…? Oh right, I remember… we’ve got tits now…”
Sometimes it’s a point of contention, but more often than not, they usually have a good laugh with it. Jesse & Chance like to complement each other on their magnificent bosoms, do some modelling for one another, etc.
A metaphor that gets used a lot is ‘driving’. Such and such is, ‘driving’ currently, so-and-so is in the ‘passenger seat’. X,y, and z are in the back giving directions or asking, ‘are we there yet’.
When we’ve spun off the road somewhat, sometimes we carry on the driving metaphors.
We sometimes refer to a driving part going back inside suddenly as, ‘jumping out of the driver’s seat without handing over the wheel’ and doing ourselves a mischief as a result as, ‘crashing the Ford Fiesta’.
I don’t remember why exactly we decided we’re a Ford Fiesta, but I know we found it funny at the time. I think it was the mental image of 12/13 of us piling into a Ford Fiesta and going on road trips, some of us hanging out the windows or on the roof rack, having barnies and, “Mom, it’s my turn on the Gameboy!” type moments.
Actually, I think it’s one of the reasons I love the video game The Alters’ splash screen so much:
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It also reminds me of how, when I first started therapy and a month or two in, just after I’d met my first ‘little’ part, my therapist introduced the idea of creating a ‘safe space’ inside, where everyone could have their own room, as well as a communal living area.
He asked how many bedrooms I thought we’d need in this inner safe space. I shrugged and went, “I don’t know, maybe 4?” He grinned and said, “Four? Ok… well… maybe we’ll need to build an extension at some point…”
I’ve never directly asked, but I’m pretty sure the b*&$*rd knew he’d already met more than four of us, but didn’t want to be too leading about any of it xD
Oh, on The Alters – I love the voice credits for like, 80% of the characters in the game:
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There are lots of silly conversations we have, when we journal, when we leave art on the whiteboard for each other.
Here’s one though: We were encouraged to come up with, “de-fusion” statements – simple, preferably silly, sentences for responding to those unhelpful beliefs that sneak up on us – like the feeling we always need to stay busy, or the idea that we’re worthless if we’re not being of service to others.
For hyperalertness, & the belief that we can’t afford to ever fuck up or relax or everything will fall apart:
I’ll share more journal / whiteboard stuff another day, stuff that we agree it’s not too personal at least…
Some of it get kinda steamy, idk, don’t ask me. Somewhere between Jesse, Chance, & Phoenix in particular, it all gets a bit weird. In a really good way.
There’s a lot of tongue in cheek eye-rolling, but we’re good with that. As long as everyone’s having fun.
Anyway!
Until next time, take care of yourselves, kiddos.
Riley & fam❤️
Three Kids in a Trench Coat 
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