Warning...

"Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on."

My friend posted this on Facebook.  I just needed to share it.  I have sometimes joked that I only opened my mouth so I could change feet.  My ability to totally fluff a conversation is one of the reasons why I sought counseling in the first place.  I originally went to learn how to communicate better.  I didn't realize that the first thing I had to do was figure out who's doing the talking.  In many ways, being a singleton is so much easier to keep track of what I say with fewer bloopers.  I am not blooper free but a vast improvement over some of the conversations where I switch part way through.   My sister was sometimes highly amused at some of the disconnects between conversations from different alters.  Just before integration switching became more frequent.  Kind of like shuffling cards mid-hand.  The quiet after integration was such a relief, then it was really spooky.  You know that feeling you have when you are in an empty house and you think someone should be there so you go from room to room looking for them until you are finally satisfied you are alone?  That's what it felt like for awhile.  Now I am used to being alone in my head.  I still talk to myself but I know who's doing the talking.