Trick question! There is no such thing as a bad alter! Now, I know what you are thinking- "Ha! If you think there are no bad alters, you haven't met MINE!" -but hear me out on this one!
Alters do what they have learned to do- pure and simple. Maybe they were specifically taught, and maybe they just picked it up from those around them. But for whatever reason, they believe in what they do. Its important to work with your parts and/or a therapist to find out why your they do what they do, and learn to offer them new jobs instead.
Unfortunately, if you have ritual abuse continuing in your life, or your alters participate in dangerous or risky behavior, you may not have the luxury of waiting for that often-lengthy process to work itself out.
One thing you can do, however, is make the behavior impossible to complete. An example of this would be padlocking your doors and windows to stop an alter from going out at night. That part still may not agree with you, but they have no opportunity to complete their plans.
There is always a choice! It often takes much more work for people like us to find the choice, but it is always there!
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