Integration and Defragmentation of the Personality

The personality of an ordinary person is fragmented to a truly astonishing degree. According to some experts, a typical personality contains several thousand so-called subpersonalities, or “aspects of personality” in Slavinski’s terminology. These include parts of us that split off as a result of painful experiences throughout life to protect the psyche from trauma, various automatic reaction patterns, and simply things of unclear origin. When an average person says “I,” they are in fact referring to a cluster of different parts and subpersonalities — so it would be more accurate to say “we.”

By the way, this is precisely why in all processing protocols, instead of “I,” “my,” “me,” and so on, the words “we,” “us,” “our” are used. This signals to the subconscious that when processing material, it should work across all levels, with all subpersonalities and parts — not just with the “central,” currently active part.

Transforming “we” into “I” is exactly what we will be doing in the course of working with these techniques. It should be noted that there are no separate, standalone processes or automated routines specifically aimed at working through personality aspects. Integration happens gradually, as different kinds of material are processed.

The mechanisms of integration are built into both the basic processing modules and almost all higher-level routines. In this way, the work is carried out while processing virtually any material, and over time the practitioner begins to feel more and more whole. Eventually, there comes a moment when one realizes that everything has come together into a “single whole.” It is difficult to say how long this transformation will take, but in any case it will be a matter of months, not years.

It should also be noted that the integration of the personality occurs simultaneously with an increase in “inner emptiness,” which in itself is quite an interesting experience. On the one hand, the practitioner feels increasing wholeness and lack of fragmentation; on the other, a growing sense of “emptiness.” There is no conflict between these states — they coexist perfectly well and may provide a range of unusual experiences.

Since we are not using separate techniques for personality integration and defragmentation, but rather carry out this work alongside everything else, I see no reason to go deeper into this topic here. As you continue the work, you will understand and experience it yourself.