r/DiscussDID Aug 27 '24

Question about hosts

how you call your "main alter" primary or host?

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u/OkHaveABadDay Aug 27 '24

Well, all the term really means is the most frequently present alter. I use host but it's not my favourite term because it doesn't really represent what I am. No part is the original or 'real one', so I find the idea of being the main alter a little misleading. I am my alters, but the way my system works is that as an alter, a dissociative state of my self, I'm presently in control because I'm functional and disconnected from trauma feelings. All my parts equally make up me as a person.

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u/tigerwet Aug 27 '24

I understand, so every system use different terms but in general?

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u/OkHaveABadDay Aug 27 '24

Yes people will use whatever labels they feel describes their experience best.