I met the love of my life on TikTok; surprising, I know. We met in the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic, within a community of friends and chosen family that we still love and hold very dear.

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For some context, D.I.D., or Dissociative Identity Disorder is a psychological disorder that develops in response to repeated or heavy traumatic events that took place in the developmental phases of a person's life. Both my partner and I have D.I.D. and it presents itself in many challenging and different ways, however because we both have done work to understand our own disorder(Plenty of therapy), we are able to help each other process and heal in a loving and compassionate environment. 'Alters' are Alternate personalities that hold different memories and perspectives, sometimes traumatic, and sometimes not. Alters are, in almost every sense, different from each other, they just share the same body, and help the person cope with extremely traumatic memories that may pop up unexpectedly. Essentially, every alter has their own way of existing and doing things, which also means they have interests and even people that they prefer in their lives.

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My partner and I have a complex relationship, with alters who are in relationships with each other, and some who are not. Some alters are not interested in romance or intimacy (for very good reason), so they do not want a relationship, however they recognize and respect that other alters do want romance and intimacy, and the "romantic" alters respect the same for the ones who do not want it. For the alters who are in relationships with other alters, their bonds are very strong, and have brought both my partner and I together in a safe and healing way, and to honor that, I have been working on art that represents those alters' relationships.

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This is a personal project that celebrates my relationship with my partner, depicting alters as they are inner-world, and showing what our love is like beyond our physicality.