I gotta say: I understand.

I understand that from pragmatic perspective and a strategic perspective what has been show to work and not work when dealing with MLCers

But good God.

It's pretty hard to "validate their feelings" when they are telling you that they feel like they are actually a 73 foot tall mechanical lady-dragon from the 11th century.

Some of this past crap is open to interpretation and some of it isn't. And my (newly) Ex-wife was saying crap that was clearly, demonstrably false. .

Yes they are in vulnerable, powerful states of consciousness driven by seemingly ungovernable feelings but they are also making choices to hurt and maim and destroy, not only everything in their path currently, but they entire history of your lives together.

A lot of it seems like placating a bratty child