Good stuff, scaredy. I would have at least made him squat 250 with me before putting him on Xanax.
The power imbalance between the father and the first wife was probably enough to teach misogyny or get it off to a good start….that’s just a guess. Lots of old style oedipal stuff in there that needs some attention. He’s hamlet but only more neurotic. What comes first the broken heart or the crazy.
Only love can break a heart and only love can mend it again. Lyrics from some country song.