Sometimes, people who have DID or OSDD or who suspect they have it start to doubt themselves because they aren’t hearing different voices in their heads. Does this mean they don’t have DID or OSDD? No, it doesn’t! While hearing the voices of alters is common, it’s not a criteria or requirement for either diagnosis. So not hearing the voices of alters does NOT mean you don’t have DID or OSDD. So does it mean anything if you aren’t hearing the voices of others?
It might mean your system communicates in other ways. For instance, some people report that the voices of alters don’t sound like different people. Instead, they experience the other alters as thoughts that aren’t theirs.
If you have DID or OSDD but don’t hear alters in your head, this most likely indicates that your system struggles to communicate. The barriers between your parts or alters is too strong and too high at this point. And it could be that other parts of your system, the trauma-holding parts and protector parts, are in communication without your awareness, behind the scenes.
With time and effort, you can increase communication between yourself and other members of your system. Look at my other videos about system communication for more information.