Do You Feel Intimidated When Arguing with a Partner/Spouse/Friend?
The writing is usually on the wall early on in the relationship when you feel uneasy having a disagreement with your partner or friend, "This person is scary...I get kind of scared with him...What's wrong with her?" The controller looks at you strangely. The angry individual might take up your personal space by getting in your face. You find yourself walking backward, cowering, flinching, or looking anywhere, but in his or her eyes. Sometimes these mean-spirited men and women take out their aggression on their pets. You think it is awful how they treat their animals, but you dismiss it. Some don't mind showing off their weapons and making threatening jokes like, "You mess with me and one day I will use this...You got it! Oh honey, I'm just kidding." Others will smash something when angry or make loud sounds to shake you up. "Next time it will be your face! Keep on calling me names, you know what happened last...