I have bipolar disorder and I tend to talk to head mates in my head and dissociate as a semi-coping mechanism while in depressive states. However I know headmates is a term used by people with DID, but my headmates have full looks and personalities that have been developing for almost 7 years. I’m positive I don’t have DID because I remember when I dissociate, but can bipolar people have alters? Or are the imaginary people in my head simply just imaginary people? Is headmates the correct term to use when talking about my disorder?