Well..... she didn't exactly "beat me to a pulp". Not that I'm disagreeing with or minimizing what happened, but- while she did hurt me and attack me quick a bit- I didn't end up with serious physical injuries. I just wanted to correct that if it came off that she, like, crippled me something. While her "beating the s**t outta me" did entail quite a bit a punching/slapping/hitting, she was usually in such a blind fury that she didn't do much damage. (Well, at least there was one area that her bad temper came in handy- the angrier she got, the more she attacked me; but the angrier she got, the less physical damage she did.)
Of course, that says nothing for the emotional wounds.... cuz like I said, when she was angry, she looked like the doll from the "Chukie" movies (like, she was enjoying attacking me even though she was totally losing it).
Anyway, I know that this doesn't excuse the violence at all.... but I can count my lucky stars that she didn't do permanent physical damage (i.e.- knocking out my teeth. There were probably a few times where I could have lost some teeth had I not jerked my head outta the way). I don't know if you guys have ever seen someone in an intense "blind fury". She would quite literally "go blind"- that is, she would have her eyes closed and just randomly swinging half the time. I know that when she was looking, she actually strategically made a point of hitting me in places that would stay covered up by clothing (i.e.- the stomach).
But hey, the bright side? I generally only got minor wounds (with the exception of the time she chased me across the floor with a high-heeled shoe; like those big clunky ones that were popular in the late 90's.... yeah, she chased me, I ran into my bedroom and was ducking to crawl into my closet- but I slipped on the rug and broke through the drywall. I am actually really fortunate that the walls were so well insulated; otherwise, I would have completely knocked out the exterior wall of the second floor, and fell onto the neighbors driveway below. I messed up my back and my wrist that time.)
But oh well, at least now I know that I'm not being overly-dramatic. Thanks again, you guys!