| As Concept says, most people don't like to feel bad about themselves, and therefore avoid examining their own behaviour too closely. Next (il)logical step in that is the reality editing thing. I think many people do this on a minor level, but are aware of the danger in this.
Sounds to me like your friend is way over the dangerous line. Not to get into some pocket psychologizing, but if he gets that aggressive he might be stressed out about something. Not that that excuses anything. If this is part of a long-standing pattern, then it's even worse, and he's in need of real help. But then, with such behaviour he's asking for a wake-up call / good kick in the posterior, and might even unconsciously be looking for it. The human mind can be weird
Anyway, you handled that just fine, and he needs to stress down get back in touch with reality. Don't accept that kind of aggravation, you don't need it. Good luck with making him understand this, and I hope your economy improves quickly, it's not fun when things are tight. |
