Hi Dude, yes, sorry been busy again with new changes to the site. It was a very good question. I don't have an answer for you though. My knowledge is pretty weak in this area. I know that it's normal for the human brain to have many "selves" which might surprise a few people but that seems to be the way it is. There is no known area called a "self".

At some time during infancy we develop a sense of "I". If trauma interrupts this process then as I understand it, the integration of the selves does not occur.

Have you done any reading on the subject? I'd be curious to hear what you think.

Shrinklady

I've never heard the idea that there are many selves in infancy. Infants are very self-abosorbed though and can't distinguish between 'me' and 'you'. I do agree that early trauma distorts the sense or growth of 'self' . It seems the 'littles' (insiders under ages 13) don't grow up much . . . they often stay the same age as the age the abuse happened. Some grow a bit as they heal from the trauma.

Here's a question. . . what about the soul of a person? Do those of us with 'many people' therefore have 'many souls'?

dude

Hi Dude, no I didn't mean to imply different selves in infancy. I know that in the adult brain they have not identified a place that we could call a "self", that the brain seems to have many places where aspects of our "selves" seem to reside.

I'm not sure how this relates to the fact that infants are not born with a "self" that at some point a sense of "I" develops. What happens in between those periods I dont' know.

That's interesting that the littles don't grow up. Uhm.

Talk to you later,
Shrinklady

Oh I see... that makes sense! "age" is all pretty relative isn't it?

dude