age and individuality

[tessagratton.livejournal.com]

I have two headmates, Devyn and Wind, who age-fluctuate. Constantly. Sometimes we have Wind the boy, the teen, or the man, and Devyn is the same. They're brothers.

I know others in this community themselves shift age, or have headmates that do... but do any of you have sometimes the same headmate at two different ages? Like, I can talk with 10 year old Wind and adult Wind simultaneously sometimes - of I can hear their reactions simultaneously. I don't feel as though there actually ARE more than one of either of them - but it feels like that...

Does anyone here have any experience with similar phenomina?

Comments

[our-menagerie.livejournal.com]

Hi, I'm Shawna. I am one of the age sliders in our system. Normally I am a very old/mature 15 years since I have been 15 for so long and am one of the main protectors here. When I slide I am always 3 years old. When I'm 3 I go by the name small`sky or sky for short. I didn't like sliding at for a long time but now I have come to terms with it and I think of it sort of like sky being my inner child if I was a singlet. I could tell you that right now sky really wishes she had some ice cream because she has wanted some for days and we dont have any, and if I dwell on those thoughts I would likely slide. (Not ice cream thoughts necessarily lol, just skys thoughts & feelings.) There are not 2 of me though, and sky is still me just well, slid. I think I understand what you are saying, but I don't think I can be shawna and sky at the exact same time, but on the other hand I guess I always am, depending on how you look at it.

[tessagratton.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I do think that the metaphor of the inner child is rather apt for this - for Wind and Devyn specifically. Though, one coudl also say they have their own "inner adult," as it isn't necessarily true that we should assume the adult is the default.

Luc

[our-menagerie.livejournal.com]

True, I just assumed that since I started sliding only a couple years ago after being 15 for many years. I still don't understand it all but at least I know I am not alone.

shawna