It might seem surprising that increased co-consciousness in a system can lead to a temporary increase in internal conflict. This can happen because more parts are aware of each other’s thoughts, feelings, opinions, and needs. Before this, when parts were more separated, they may have had less awareness of how different other parts were from them. Increased awareness may lead to greater direct influence upon each other. Because parts are often different, this increased influence may lead to more conflict.
Increased co-consciousness can also make it harder to ignore painful emotions, trauma reactions, or internal tension.
Some parts may feel invaded, overwhelmed, judged, or exposed when they become more aware of other parts.
This page is part of the Switching and State Changes in DID section of the CommuniDID site, which explains what switching is, why switching patterns change over time, and why increased awareness or switching does not necessarily mean things are getting worse.
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