You have almost answered your own question. He is miserable. He is unhappy. He is angry. And he is not coping well with all those bad feelings. He is battling to be what all people want to be, which is happy.
And because he is sad and frustrated and not coping he builds up a terrible force of emotion inside him that bursts out as violence and rudeness and even hatred. He is hurting inside, and making you hurt is part of his crazy way of dealing with that.
I never met your brother, but maybe he is age 13 to 18. Its a hard age for boys - they are growing up, they are full of aggressive male hormones they can't cope with, they want to leave home and be independent, but thats hard and they desperately desperately want to get the approval of their friends. They want to prove their independence and courage to their friends by doing brave things, and in a city the brave things are the illegal things. The stupid things.
Wh*pping his *ss isn't going to help much. He needs to have limits set. He needs to be controlled, firmly and kindly.
He needs to be guided by older men, young adults, who will demonstrate to him that he needs to respect people, treat them well, and that happiness comes from being part of a community. See if you can find an older guy who can take charge of him.
Keep them away from the father and make an agreement with him not to be verbally abusive to your children
If your husband is verbally and emotionally abusive, you can break the negative cycle by seeking the services of a family counselor or filing for divorce.
Generally a verbally abusive woman has control issues and she will carry them into most relationships. However, there are a few women that are verbally abusive to one or more men, but may meet a man that she is not verbally abusive to as they are better suited for each other.
We can not say we have not met her.
not always but some time they can be both
If your teenage daughter is verbally abusive, you can take her to a therapist or even call the police.
He was verbally abusive to his daughter but there's no valid info about him being physically abusive.
I've always found that it's unhealthy to stay in relationships with those who are verbally abusive. But it's equally important to learn to forgive. Forgiveness gives you freedom from bitterness. And even though you might forgive someone, they may continue to be verbally abusive. When that happens, it's better to keep short and simple contact with that person.
A crabby person. A negative person who maybe verbally abusive
If your sister-in-law is verbally abusive, there is no law you can invoke to stop her. Your best option is to avoid her.
If you realize that you are being abusive, whether verbally or physically, it is imperative that you seek help from a professional to find out why you are,, you are already on your way by admitting to it.
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