Thank you, Traveling Lady. I do have a therapist, but I don't think he acknowledges the seriousness of the situation with my husband, who really affects my mental health when he goes off on me (I'm sure I need a new therapist, as is my psycho-pharmacologist). My psycho-pharmacologist is much more supportive and validating. I've seen a social worker at my OB/GYN's office and she, without me expressing any opinion, told me my husband is a "classic batterer", just based on the mean and manipulative things he says to me. The emotional abuse alone is incredibly painful - It took my husband about 45 minutes of tearing me apart a couple weeks ago to leave me depressed and hopeless (with suicidal ideation) for weeks. My husband rarely has ever physically abused me over our 14-year marriage, but the incident two months ago drove me over the edge of sanity and resulted in the embarrassing behavior toward my son's coach. I was basically begging this friend for help and validation he couldn't give me. I know I aggravated him. I need to stop apologizing to him and hopefully this will blow over. I think he knows this has been a crazy-making time for me. He told me he knows I'm in a "tough spot" - I'm pregnant with our second child; I have no control over the finances; I have to be careful what I say to my husband to avoid blow-ups; and I'm confused because my husband is loving and nice to me a good deal of the time and is perfectly normal in public. Again, thank you for your response. I've felt really alone, despite having talked to a few professionals and a couple friends about this.