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Originally Posted by TheAntiChick
I'm advising you to consider that your AO's may have been, to her, as bad as if you'd hit her, from the very beginning.

I consider my angry outbursts to have been indescribably hurtful to my wife and inexcusable.

I just don't want people to be under the impression that I belong in jail.


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I consider my angry outbursts to have been indescribably hurtful to my wife and inexcusable.

I just don't want people to be under the impression that I belong in jail.
I figure if you belong in jail, you'd be there. Or you'll land yourself there on your own. I'm not the police, nor a judge or jury. smile

I was just responding to your statement that you had only been violent the one time. As well as the way you seem to downplay that one incident. Like, "oh, yeah, it was horrible, but you have to understand the circumstances, and it was just the once..." (no, that's not what you said, but that's how it read to me)

All I'm trying to do is give you some perspective. Take it as you will. smile



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If you both have abuse issues, even financial abuse,,,you need a professional counselor if you are not already going there. This MB board cannot help you.

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Originally Posted by Bubbles4U
If you both have abuse issues, even financial abuse,,,you need a professional counselor if you are not already going there. This MB board cannot help you.

What the heck can this board help with then???

This situation isn't even close to the infidelity abuse situations that seek and get help all over these MB boards all the time. Many marriage with far more abuse and dire circumstances have been saved....right here on MB discussion forums. One over-aggressive squeeze of a wife's arm does not an "abuser" make. "Abusers" don't show up on MB to try to fix their marriage. They don't beg their wives to post and enthusiatically try to apply the principles in their marriage. Finally, "abusers" NEVER adopt POJA. It's not in their chemistry.

Just because you couldn't get help for your abuse issues here doesn't mean that others with more minor problems can't get help with theirs. grumble

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I have no abuse issues myself.

But i am confused. She says he long time abused her in many ways including when she was pregnant. He says NO.

How can we deal with it? who is lying?

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Originally Posted by Bubbles4U
If you both have abuse issues, even financial abuse,,,you need a professional counselor if you are not already going there. This MB board cannot help you.

Bubbles, I've known for awhile you can't help me.

* You saw not staying with my wife as an option.
* You contradict Marriage Builders principles when you post.
* You have such little attention to detail that you don't even see a couple posts back up that I mention we are seeing Steve Harley.

I've received an enormous amount of help here so far. Thank you to all of you kind folks doing the best you can to help.

I'm not going anywhere, but Bubbles is now on my ignore list.

Sorry if I offend anyone by this "angry outburst." I hope I'm not being abusive. I am being quite sarcastic.


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Originally Posted by Bubbles4U
She says he long time abused her in many ways including when she was pregnant. He says NO.

Seriously, are you literate?


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Renaming my thread, again...


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He once became so angry with me that he pushed me into a door frame when I was 9 months pregnant, leaving a bruise on my arm and a hip that screamed in pain every time I walked. I huddled on the floor as he stormed away that day, and I knew then that I no longer loved him. I hated him

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From another poster

"As a side note: You are very fortunate. I don't know a single person IRL who has made the transition you described and eliminated domestic abuse in their marriage via counseling, support from family and friends, or other treatment methods. They either stay with their abuser or they left / the abuser left. Family pretends not to see and they are too embarrassed to tell their friends.

Also, Dr H recommends separation in cases of physical abuse until the abuser can protect their spouse from the harm of physical attacks. In Prisca & Markos' case (as seems to be the case with me & my DH) the physical attacks are no longer an issue. My DH has not yet learned to manage his urges toward AOs. His relative calmness now appears to be in response to the changes I have made with the help of MB... but Markos has proactively learned not to do AO. (Kudos to Markos!)

Anyway - I am totally with you. As you said, I don't feel I should fault myself for my reactions because they are the result of living through years of trauma. (I sincerely wish my DH had a better understanding of that.) My goal now is to get well...and get past it....become a better me. I am starting my IC enthusiastically. I have started a journal or my feelings and my questions so I will be ready.


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I guess I wasn't clear before:

Go away, Bubbles. smile


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Bubbles, You really gotta read what you post before you click submit.

I want to see everybody heal who are here. Including you but please read and read again the whole storys and be certain you understand what is going on ok?

Everyone needs support here, We all find times when we think we should pick apart a story to be sure its true. You seem to think everythings a lie and accuse posters of spinning tall tales.


I think you should start a thread about your experiences that have made your outlook this way. If you have one where we can support you and help you heal I will look for it. Remember though that some of us do not have an active marriage in distress. I for instance just lost my wife. I still benifet from helping ppl here, (as best as I can), but its understood by me that there are many in crisis that need imediate care.

Do you have an IC Bubs? I have as many as I can get..

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Originally Posted by Bubbles4U
From another poster

"As a side note: You are very fortunate. I don't know a single person IRL who has made the transition you described and eliminated domestic abuse in their marriage via counseling, support from family and friends, or other treatment methods. They either stay with their abuser or they left / the abuser left. Family pretends not to see and they are too embarrassed to tell their friends.

Also, Dr H recommends separation in cases of physical abuse until the abuser can protect their spouse from the harm of physical attacks. In Prisca & Markos' case (as seems to be the case with me & my DH) the physical attacks are no longer an issue. My DH has not yet learned to manage his urges toward AOs. His relative calmness now appears to be in response to the changes I have made with the help of MB... but Markos has proactively learned not to do AO. (Kudos to Markos!)

Anyway - I am totally with you. As you said, I don't feel I should fault myself for my reactions because they are the result of living through years of trauma. (I sincerely wish my DH had a better understanding of that.) My goal now is to get well...and get past it....become a better me. I am starting my IC enthusiastically. I have started a journal or my feelings and my questions so I will be ready.

Bubbles, that was my post, and it doesn't serve as ammo for what you are saying about Markos.

You are not helping. What you are doing is the opposite of "help". Please stop.

These 2 want to work things out and they are working with Dr. H - so I don't get what your problem is with them.

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Hey Bubbles I searched your threads that you have started and thier are none that are asking for help. Please start one and spill yur guts about why you attack ppl so much. I know its not because you think your perfect and I don't think you realize how you sound.


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Well, what a morning. We had our second session together with Steve Harley, and then we scheduled our first week of 15 hours of undivided attention together. Prisca even offered to get up with me TWO mornings during this coming week to spend time with me before I go to work!


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I am very happy for you Markos. This is so wonderful.

It's really nice when both spouses are on board with making things work. smile

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Awesome Markos.... My wife tried that as well and it turned out not to be a good thing so we switched it up. I'm just telling you that so you're prepared and don't hold any resentments on that if it doesn't work out.... Anywho, progress brother, progress....


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I won't hold resentment, particularly if we're getting that undivided attention time some other way.


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Grats Markos..Good news indeed


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Well, that was a pretty good night of undivided attention playing board games, until she threatened to throw the board at me...


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