One Week to Save Your Marriage

[heatherg]

As someone who has lived in a pretty disrespectful environment, I can shamefully tell you that I have called my H a loser on more than one occasion-not in a very long time mind you.

But things can escalate to a very embarrassing level, even for relatively 'normal' people. I accept that I don't have the characteristically 'normal' marriage, but in general my life is pretty normal. I know I would be horrified to see myself on camera during one of H and I's big, bad fights.

Thank god we don't fight like that anymore, but this site had a lot to do with that. I honestly wasn't aware of how much my emotions fueled our fights...and I had a lot of really strong emotions about a lof of stuff that built up over a long time period. Once emotions take control, if you let them, they can take you to some pretty crazy (literally) places.

So, I didn't see the show, so I don't know what I'm comparing myself to and I certainly can't speak for anyone else, but I can tell you that when I look back, I am immensely embarrassed by the way I acted. So, I guess my point is, yes people *do* act that way. It doesn't always mean they are crazy (although sometimes they are ), for me, I just needed someone to show me how my emotional reactions were only making my situation worse.