Hi Holly...
Thanks for jumping in, and thanks for your comment on my boy. He is a looker...for a very mixed breed dog, he is really beautiful and so sweet. I am in the process of getting him certified as a therapy dog. We don't test until Sept. but he will have no problem passing the tests. I may not pass....but I'm sure he will. He LOVES people and is so gentle even with babies. He's really amazing. Even though we are not yet "officially" certified, he has made many hospital visits and house calls. It's kinda cool to see heads snap around to look when he is walking down the hall in a hospital. He also has a "little sister" I am working on. I think she'll probably pass too but she's such a busy girl and they may find her too hyper....I'm not sure on that. I'll post her pic...they are truly an "odd" couple....she only weighs 11 pounds and he is at 70 pounds.
In response to your question....which is totally ok...and legitimate. I've been dealing with this dx for a very long time...30 years. So I have adapted ways of coping. I may occasionally be influenced by the ideas and thoughts of an alter but have an "across the board" policy that if I start in a forum...it is mine. A couple of my alters do participate in other forums...and I let them without interference. So there is some mutual respect for each others stuff and space. You ask...how can you tell? In reality, you would probably notice a difference in the tone of my posts or some other inconsistency. It could happen....but it is unlikely. It doesn't work that way for everyone with this dx. Everyone is different in how they cope with it. My alters have very different interests so have other outlets.
I have posted an art gallery if you haven't seen it....take a look, I'm not sure how long it will stay there, as it doesn't really belong to me. My drawings belong to an alter, I am somewhat co-conscious with her and participate, but they do belong to her. I posted them here to see what other people thought or felt about them. I am still trying to figure them out and am still processing the material they have brought up. Anyway...she participates in a drawing forum and is content with that.
It is difficult for people to understand how this works. The best way for me to describe it is this: I am the "intellect" (the OP or original personality) of my system so I am better equipped to deal with the content of this forum. I am not the "birth" personality...BP...she is still protected by my ISH (inner self helper,) and is only available through the ISH.
We all "stake out" our own turf. LOL... As long as I respect them...they do the same for me, for the most part. Sometimes my ISH will comment...anywhere, but is really the only one that has that privilege.
I also keep a blog that is open to all my alters...but right now...is not open to the general public. I am working on a book project with several other "real life" people and the blog is fodder for that project.
Before I started posting here, I read the entire forum to get a feel for what everyone was dealing with. It helped me to determine how I would fit in here...and gave me an idea of what to expect and how to get the most out of my participation here. I bumped this topic to the top, with the hope that my process might help some of the other new people here understand that working through a therapeutic rupture might be the best way to proceed in therapy. The "cut and run" option is always there...but I think it should be very carefully considered. Especially in my case where I was thinking of bolting on an 18 year relationship.
I hope that sorta answers your question...as usual...I probably OVER answer. Which may explain why I have been in therapy for soooo long. It takes me a long time to get to the damn point!!!

Feel free to ask whatever you want. I may not have an answer but I'm not afraid to try!
BTW....I totally relate to your "smart ass" self. I have that too...in great abundance.

Of course you probably already know this...we do have The Onion....in common...

LMAO...
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