Steven: It's all about confrontation: verbal or physical.

Our littles are scared of the big bad man.

Their emotions are so strong that it affects our ego which makes it harder to handle real world instances, so we are perceived as weak and ineffectual when we really are not.

Their fear is overwhelming enough to that it makes us physically ill and anxious so much that we have to get away. It's frustrating not being able to stand up but be regarded as wimpy.

When we do though, it's an inner struggle as well as an outer one. Being a multiple sucks.