This definition includes three components in SPs:
anger/aggression, unidentifiable nature, passing appearance in critical situations.
Let me elaborate rather in detail on these three components,
Anger/aggressiveness
It is often unclear who a SP is mad at when it exhibits
its anger and frustration. When a SP shows anger, it tends to direct it in a rather
indiscriminate way. it might yell at, or lunge toward whoever is around. It
might attack whoever seems to incriminate the host personality, obviously in
his/her protection. However, it might hurt the body of the host, or even try to
kill him/her, which automatically kill itself. Some SP, when asked why he
engages in self-destructive behaviors which simultaneously endanger SP itself,
states "I don't really care. I'm totally OK if I die. Or I don't even know
if I'm alive or not".
Difficulty in being identified
One of the reasons why SPs sometimes do not seem to
own their clear identification is because they are not fully formed as a
personality; they are not altogether crystallized in their character formation.
Often they are in a trans-like state or somnambulism, in a clouded
consciousness, without a capacity to identify him/herself or even respond to a
question. When a SP is in a fugue state, they would wonder without purpose or
destination. However, there are other cases where SPs simply do not want to be
seen or understood. Some SP send his clinician a blunt message, such as
"leave her alone" or " don't mess with us", or "don't
even try to get hold of me", expressing their deep distrust and clear wish
to alienate the clinician. It appears that some states of SP require a lot of
mental energy and they literally cannot "stay up" for a long time after
they use up their energy and tend to be gone rather quickly.
