05-05-2011, 11:21 AM
I've hit my breaking point on numerous occasions, and it has never ended well for me. I always ended up wishing I had handled it in a different way. The last time involved having a shouting, cussing match with my overly demanding immediate superior at work, which got me in more trouble than it was worth. It got spread around the whole store and I was seriously ostracized afterward. I was so mortified I wanted to crawl under my bed and die. I just kept thinking "I wish I would have gone to the manager and discussed it quietly instead of snapping and making an idiot of myself."
Of course, I can see how your situation was different. The last time I had an incident with an alcoholic (my friend's dad) I didn't hit him. We just huddled in the basement, terrified, until he finally went to sleep. If I'd hit him, he probably would have shot me, as he had numerous guns in the house. After that my parents wouldn't let me go over to her house anymore.
Of course, I can see how your situation was different. The last time I had an incident with an alcoholic (my friend's dad) I didn't hit him. We just huddled in the basement, terrified, until he finally went to sleep. If I'd hit him, he probably would have shot me, as he had numerous guns in the house. After that my parents wouldn't let me go over to her house anymore.