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I think we have a new difficult child in the family
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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 172186"><p>It makes sense to me.</p><p></p><p>From 1995 to 1998, I worked for an electrical contractor who was a drug addict (crack was his drug of choice, but he'd do anything) and was diagnosis'd bipolar, but I think he was more borderline. Every morning from 7:30 until he left to go on his calls for the day (usually between 8:30 and 9:00), I would sit back in his office with my notepad going over what we needed to order for upcoming jobs, etc. I could watch the transformation. He would be fine and then he would start flipping through things and his words would become very clipped and I knew that meant he was looking for something to go off about. It's like he got this anger and then needed somewhere to direct it. I knew when it was coming. And since he was having to find something to be mad about, for lack of a better way to put it, it was usually something so minor compared to his level of anger. I also learned that the best way to deal with it - with him - was to stand my ground and not give in. It was like a bad marriage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 172186"] It makes sense to me. From 1995 to 1998, I worked for an electrical contractor who was a drug addict (crack was his drug of choice, but he'd do anything) and was diagnosis'd bipolar, but I think he was more borderline. Every morning from 7:30 until he left to go on his calls for the day (usually between 8:30 and 9:00), I would sit back in his office with my notepad going over what we needed to order for upcoming jobs, etc. I could watch the transformation. He would be fine and then he would start flipping through things and his words would become very clipped and I knew that meant he was looking for something to go off about. It's like he got this anger and then needed somewhere to direct it. I knew when it was coming. And since he was having to find something to be mad about, for lack of a better way to put it, it was usually something so minor compared to his level of anger. I also learned that the best way to deal with it - with him - was to stand my ground and not give in. It was like a bad marriage. [/QUOTE]
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