Scintillate wrote:
She got up in my face and screamed and screamed and I couldn't take the pressure, I pushed her onto the floor, then realised what I had done and said "stay the f*** away from me, I'm horrible for you"
Its horrible, I'm still trying to forgive myself..
Do not stay with someone if you feel anger building, sometimes (I thought I could control it) its simply too much to handle.
If this is the worst you ever do....you could qualify for saint hood(not being sarcastic)I had a boyfriend slap me ...(and I will tell you something that some people will disagree with,but it was my face so I have a right to my opinion)......I deserved it!He was drunk and stoned and I was sober and kept repeating the same jelous ranting over and over.....I did not mean to be abussive to him,I was just having a jelousy melt down....but I wouldnt stop when he asked me to and I knew it was upsetting him.
My point is that my behavior was just as abusive as his,in slapping me,he was trying to defend himself against my "verbal assault"....I was like a broken record and he was trying to remove the needle.I did end up ending the relationship but it wasnt just out of fear that he could become an abuser it was because we were "bad" for each other...sometimes certain chemicals can be safe unless mixed together
So,although,I am glad that you realize that pushing her is wrong...Dont think you are some kind of "monster in waiting" because you reacted in self defense the only way you knew how at the time.IMO
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