No, my mom wasn't like that when I was a kid. She started this some time after I left home at 18. I'm 42 now and just recently moved it with her. I didn't even know she had this.
Anyway, she's not the problem.
I think it's my abusive ex. It's my mom's recent behavior. It's a lot like my ex's. Except with my ex, yelling and throwing stuff was just the beginning of an awful drawn out emotional and mental beating.