Okay, I think I understand what you're getting at - he'd still be angry because of feeling frustrated. Anger over me trying to fix him would kind of appear there when it was happening but then subside in a few hours or so, but his frustration would still be there. Is that what you were asking?
Just a note regarding the "I hate my life". I think I've heard it hundreds of times now. I really don't know what new I can say to that. I can't really ask him to be more specific, cause in that sentence he's just spewing anger so I can hardly tell him he's doing it wrong. But I knew it was about his work, I asked hoping he'd just go on about it and there would be something I could actually relate to/validate.
ETA: I think he was angry because it's just the same scenario over and over and he thought that with that question I was acting stupid.
Last edited by ris; 08/27/1012:22 AM. Reason: Add
Accept that there is only one thing you can change in life and that is you
