I think the others are on the right track Tal.
When they REALLY come back they have their head screwed on right for a change and they can actually see and feel how horrible it was what they did.
I think they feel very guilty and sickened by it.
I also think they DO start to wonder what it would be like if the shoe were on the other foot. It's not a feeling they like much.
Of course it would make them feel insecure. Look at how we felt for so long! They get a taste of that and they start to do things they never did to try and make it up to us, only they know they can't.
That's where the insecurity comes in. Just like we felt we had no control when they left, I think they feel a bit of that. They actually have a concience when they snap out of the fog. It goes kinda haywire because they have to face themsleves and they don't like what they see. They don't really know why they did what they did, and they can't believe they hurt the one person that they love more than anyone. I think they are feeling all the love that they took from us all at once and they don't know quite what to do with it. It scares them that they could have been so out of control.
I think (And I may be off base here) that they are afraid of going back there. They know what they did, and they never want to do it again. Even the thought of it puts them in hyper mode and they get very protective of us just thinking about it.
Why do I think this? Because I was a WAW 12 yrs ago, and it's how I felt. Rachael


Rachael