Rookie and blackice,
It mad me laugh when you talked about Five Finger Death Punch. Not that there is ANYTHING funny about any of this, but that is the type of music I have always liked. My X was into country and 70's music, mainly. Hated hard rock and thought it was a lot of noise.
When he first went into his crisis he started downloading music by Disturbed, Charm City Devils, Godsmack and many other hard rock groups. What? He hated that kind of noise! Bought an IPod so he could listen to his music at home. Even sang along with the songs. (my poor ears) lol
It took him about 2 years and he's now back to Eddie Rabbit and his mellow music.
I just thought this was significant to mention because it shows you what chaos is going on in their head when they are is crisis. The music is noisy, aggressive, twisted and loud, just like their mind is.
Hang in, it gets better. It's not who they really are. They just need time to work through their chaotic mess.
The personalities you see now are them trying to be someone completely different from who they were. Their in a fantasy at the moment. Can't live in a fantasy forever.