a post by Christine Hammond for The Exhausted Woman blog [via World of Psychology]
“This is ridiculous,” James said after witnessing his soon-to-be ex-wife losing it because she didn’t get her way. She sounded like a 2-year-old who didn’t get a piece of candy with the same level of irrational reasoning. Her arms were flinging around, she threw a few small objects, her voice raised a couple of octaves, and she puffed out her chest as if she was ready to fight. All of this was over a location adjustment for exchanging their child.
This wasn’t the first time James watched this display. In fact, her erratic behavior greatly contributed to their pending divorce. Her fits of rage were unpredictable, volatile, forceful, absurd, and even threatening. He encouraged her to get help but she refused, insisting that if he just did what she asked then she would never get mad.
Desperate to keep the peace, James even tried giving into her demands. But it was not enough. The more he caved, the more she expected. He became a shell of himself and was embarrassed by his own tolerance for her behavior. Finally after she destroyed his new phone, he had enough of the abuse and decided to end the marriage.
Yet for his daughter’s sake, he wanted to understand why she continued to rage. So he sought out counseling and discovered several possibilities.
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