Reply #8: I was angry at a relative for a long time [View All]

[Droopy]

The guy used to be a real asshole. He'd fly off the handle for the least little reason and it was always another relative he did that to. Especially female relatives. He'd never really bitch at the guys and he tended to be abusive when no men were present. Just women and children. Well they finally got tired of this and started putting him in his place, especially my sister. When he would start in on them they would dish it back out not taking any shit off him. The guy obviously had problems because he could be laughing and having a good time one minute and then turn into an asshole the next minute. He would also go through bouts of depression when he'd drink and not show up for work for days and have flights of mania where he'd need hardly any sleep and go on spending sprees that got him heavily into credit card debt. After experiencing some mental problems myself and reading up on them, the guy looked to be a classic case of bipolar disorder. He's now getting the help he needs and he's mellowed a lot.

I only confronted him one time about his anger. And the man broke down and started crying. It was pathetic. I think he new he was wrong, but just didn't have any way to control himself.