Being Trina

Being Trina nearly all the time has its drawbacks. Being her almost all the time has made me think that integration would not be such a bad thing. I am feeling unbalanced. When it is summer and other parts have a chance to be out, I won’t feel the need for integration because everyone will get their turn to shine. Right now, Trina is trying to do it all, but she isn’t very good at anything other than teaching.


Trina cannot find her way around the house if the lights are off. Many of my alters love the dark, but if I’ve been doing school work, and try to get from one part of my house to another part at night with the lights off – Trina bumps into everything. Many of my other alters can travel the house as well in the dark as they can in the daylight.

Trina cannot focus on anything other than school. Because she has to be out so much right now, school is all we think and dream about. People who call and try to converse about other things are probably disappointed in her continual steering of the conversation back to school.

Trina cannot cook very well. I used to think that if a person could read and follow a recipe, they could cook. However, things I’ve made many times in the past are not turning out while Trina is out. Things taste off and don’t look as good as when Laura and Dot are out. I apologize to anyone I’ve ever scoffed at for not being able to cook. Trina can’t even think up what to cook. It may be while before I share a recipe – maybe in the summer.