Dissociation identity disorder and personal note taking?!

Dissociation identity disorder and personal note taking?

do the other parts write in the personal journal as well, and can they hold conversations in there note taking? Can they agree and disagree, name call, or talk badly about something that was said or done, encourage each other?

Using a journal can be an excellent way to encourage communication among parts, especially early on in therapy when the amnestic barriers between alters are still strong and parts may not have developed other methods of communication. Sometimes this may be the first way that the host may learn of different alters, particularly if there has not been internal communication established yet, usually in the form of voices. The journal serves as an opportunity for parts to get familiar with one another and to discuss areas of disagreement and to work towards cooperative functioning, but usually internal communication (voices) will occur once parts become aware of one another and the willingness to communicate is there. It's also a good way to pose a question that affects a number of parts and to get feedback from all involved on a particular issue and something I do early on, especially with respect to contracts which all parts need to review and agree to. I strongly discourage all parts from name-calling or judging another part as this is counter-productive to open communication and cooperation; I encourage empathy and respect between parts and acknowledgement for each part's contribution to the system's survival and functioning despite the apparent conflicts and contradictory behavior.
The journal eventually gets replaced with more direct internal communication-sort of like a virtual "board meeting", as it is more efficient and direct and fosters co-consciousness. Also, younger parts, who may have limited writing skills, need to have a voice within the system and journaling or reliance on it does not encourage them to participate as well as direct internal communication. I encourage my clients to tape record all our sessions and to listen to the tapes, even once co-consciousness (the ability to have multiple alters present at one time) has been established in order to foster increased awareness within the system. Not all parts develop the ability to maintain co-consciousness at the same rate and those that are capable of it do not necessarily choose to take advantage of it as the desire to dissociate is stronger. Taping the sessions allows all alters to have access to what occurs at all times. I find I usually have to coach alters to remain co-conscious for quite a while. I also refuse to share information obtained from one alter with another directly most of the time as I prefer to encourage parts to communicate with each other rather than through me and I inherently trust the system to know what information should be shared with whom and when it is appropriate. I make suggestions and encourage dialog between parts, but I respect an alters refusal to do so as well.

Hope this helps answer the question and to provide a framework for understanding journaling within the context of therapy itself. If you are not seeing a therapist currently, I would encourage you to consider it as others have suggested and to work on direct internal communication and co-consciousness.