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Originally Posted by costello
He got so angry with me about a scenario he'd completely made up. He asked what if he had a gif and what if I didn't like the gf and what if we all went out to lunch and what if the gf was being a b!tch to me. I told him I would leave if I was being mistreated. He said, "Exactly! You'd storm out." Then he got really angry with me - almost as if the whole thing had already happened.
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Costello, you may have good reason to be cautious. But this looks to me like your son may simply be testing out a scenario in which the possible outcomes could jeopardise relationships. His anger could be directed at the principle of your decision rather than at what he fears has already happened. I've been guilty of that emotional response many times, even when I'm not out of touch with reality. People around me tell me I'm overreacting or being over the top. Since I've been on mood stabilisers I hardly ever respond like that anymore.
Maybe it is a sign of instability that that in your son's case is a warning of impending psychosis. I don't know.