Series 1 Episode 4: Common Alter Roles in DID and OSDD-1 (Part 1)

Veritas returns to DIDebunk to share five of the basic alter roles that are commonly used in the DID and OSDD community.

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Simple Definitions

Host: an alter who shows up the most to the external world

Protector: an alter who shields the body and/or other alters from harm

Caretaker: an alter who looks after someone internally and/or externally

Holder: an alter who carries something that other alters are detached towards

Core: an alter who represented the whole before splitting off into alters (controversial)

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