Just "keeping him away" may not be enough when old triggers are pulled, and old buttons are pushed...
It is great that to keep him under control, and you may be okay with just locking him in the attic. What happens one day when he starts pounding on the ceiling because a trigger has been pulled, and the more that you try to fight him, the louder he pounds, until he finally breaks through the ceiling, and falls on your noggin ???
What then ???
Reminds me of the Hulk in the Avengers...
Never heard a woman exclaim awe and desire for him, guess that unpredictable rage thing might have something to do with it, idk.
Capt America and Tony Stark, OTOH....
JF, you are doing good, you now see the difference, you now see you are in control of your choices, reactions, thoughts and expectations. When I was where you are, I still needed some training wheels, still needed vigilance until I was further down the road, more practiced and many roots dug up. I'm still finding more...it's an ongoing process.
I don't have to watch "too much" or "too closely" like I did before, "the other guy" is fairly dead. You will get to where you need to be, just keep doing the work...
Oh, btw...Tony Stark is mine, you'll have to pick another, sorry...just so you know...
In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. - Albert Camus
Uncertainty is the very condition which impels people to unfold their powers.-Eric Fromm
