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[UPDATE] My [22F] boyfriend [32M] has trouble controlling his anger and has untreated mental health (by Sparky)

 Sparky (0)  (29 / M-F / Massachusetts)
23-Jan-20 8:35 am
[UPDATE] My [22F] boyfriend [32M] has trouble controlling his anger and has untreated mental health issues

Hi all! I wanted to thank you for all of your responses on my previous post. I got so much support and I feel that it's appropriate to do an update.
Posting anonymously on this Forum Section was a huge step for me. So many people were blunt and honest about the reality of the situation based on what I posted. I have felt hurt for so long, and it felt great to get some feedback and support.
After I posted here, I soon told my therapist and even read most of your responses out loud to her. It was eye opening to me, and she agreed that I'm in an abusive situation and it's not my job to wait around for this person to change. She also recognized the gaslighting and manipulation that was involved which was hard for me to accept at first. When I talked to my boyfriend about my concerns things got pretty ugly. He didn't respond to it well, and we talked back and forth for about a week over text and phone. At times he was apologetic, at other times he minimized my feelings even more and tried to justify his behavior. (At one point he said it was "ignorant and selfish" of me to criticize his "mental health issues"...okay?) Guilting, manipulation, even gaslighting. I couldn't take it anymore. Oh yeah, and when I stood my ground and repeated the statement "I felt intimidated and afraid when you blared on the horn, threw the change, and yelled at me," he had the nerve to say (this is all over text mind you, and my friends/therapist agreed I was communicating very reasonably) "I feel scared and intimidated by you right now, this whole convo is triggering" lmfao??? Are you for real?
Throughout all of the back and forth since the initial incident happened (the rage fit) I finally opened up to my close friends and all of them were hugely supportive of me and attentive to listen. They didn't know the extent of his rage and agreed that this was unhealthy. It felt really good to open up to them, for so long I wanted to defend this person's behavior.
I broke up with him last night. My friends and even my dad agreed that I don't owe it to this person to break up in person, so I did it through text, exchanged goodbyes, and blocked him on every platform. I'm excited to move on in my life and focus on my schooling, friends, and just myself in general.
Thank you all again for the support and feedback, I needed it. I feel like my life has been changed for the better and the responses I got were huge for me to take that step.
**TL;DR;** Listened to y'alls advice, dumped his ass, and I'm moving on. Thank you again!!

 

 

 
 
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