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[quote=Anonymous]OP here:  I am sorry to the PP whose husband refuses to see a counselor.....  Can you see one on your own to have a professional give advice?    As someone who has been in this cycle, I feel like it could be powerful to have a professional advise on what to do, how to break the cycle, etc.....

To the PP who said her "big sister" instinct was coming out, I understand where you are coming from....  It is true that if I, objectively speaking in  third person looking in at my situation for the first time....that I would say it is ridiculous and how could I stay (or get into) in this situation?   I am confident generally, and a "rock" in the family with humor and a positive attitude -- so it would shock most of my friends and neighbors if they knew what was going on.... I guess my problem is that this has never happened to me before with anyone else, that it crept up slowly over time, small boundaries of name-calling crossed, with me too busy with career and kids to get sucked into feeling upset about it for more than a few hours of being upset....then cheering up, focusing on "productive things".... and it really is a cycle, and I am probably guilty of letting this slide for a long time....

And to the PP who said it is "soul-crushing"....it really is.... terrible to be called these things by a spouse..... especially since I grew up as a "daddy's girl" and didn't see this dynamic as a child.....  And all I can say is that if this happens enough on a regular basis you get to feel de-sensitized to the names, somewhat, and treat it as the new "normal" .... even though it is clearly not.... and I am so conditioned to it that I have to -- ridiculously - post this question on an internet forum!  Since posting it, I have realized that this is NOT normal nad I thank all the posters for helping me realize this... however ridiculous the question at first blush must seem....

For those going through this now, or reading this at some point int he archives, if you have been called these names by your spouse, please get yourself to a therapist, or preferably a couples therapist, so they can diagnose the problem.  Can medication help?  Is there a bipolar problem?  Other thing that can explain the behavior -- or is it "abuse"?   Can the person be rehabilitated?  Or is it better to move on?  I do not know the answer to this question yet for my self....

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