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Bill mentioned that he was reading a book about verbally abusive relationships, and was surprised to find that he could relate to some of the descriptions. It was written for women, but he found that many of the examples applied to him.
I'm reading this book right now called The Verbally Abusive Relationship. And I thought the whole time I was going to read it, I was going to be like, yeah, that's you. And that's fucking you. And I w...
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Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 3-18-21
Bill mentioned that he was reading a book about verbally abusive relationships, and was surprised to find that he could relate to some of the descriptions. It was written for women, but he found that many of the examples applied to him.
I'm reading this book right now called The Verbally Abusive Relationship. And I thought the whole time I was going to read it, I was going to be like, yeah, that's you. And that's fucking you. And I was reading like, oh, shit, I do that.
It really helped me out.
It's really like helping me out.
It was written a long time ago. So it was sort of like it's just all geared to women getting verbally abused. And there's no sort of dynamic that that can go the other way.
So I'm just like, oh, yeah, of course.
Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 2-25-21
It was described as an amazing book that helped Bill Burr realize he exhibited some of the behaviors mentioned within its pages, despite not being as bad as others before him.
I've been reading this book, The Verbally Abusive Relationship and how to recognize it, something like that.
I picked up this book being like, all right, when I read this book, I'm just gonna be like, yep. I know that person. This is this person in my life when I was a kid. Yep. Yep, that checks all the boxes. I'm a victim, right?
So I, it's really been this amazing book to read and like, you know, like whenever you, we did an episode about this on F is for Family where you, where when you, when you say you confront somebody about some bullshit they did to you, right?
And you know, and you waited a while because you know, you didn't know how to maybe do it in the moment or you didn't even understand how fucked up it was and then you got some more information and you know, you're like, okay, I'm gonna do it.
It was just like what, I wasn't like letting other people go on the same journey. It's just like I already figured it out over fucking 30 years in this business, get to where I am now or quit your whining, you know, being like that.
Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 3-18-21
The book is about verbally abusive relationships and helped Bill Burr understand his own behavior. He initially found himself getting angry at the author, but after page 40, he was able to gain some perspective and realize he had been verbally abusive in his own relationships.
I'm reading this book right now called "The Verbally Abusive Relationship."
I thought the whole time I was going to read it, I was going to be like, yeah, that's you. And that's fucking you.
And I was reading like, oh, shit, I do that.
Oh, there's another thing that looks pretty familiar.
It really helped me out.
Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 2-25-21
Bill Burr mentioned reading this book and initially thought he would be able to identify someone in his life who exhibited those characteristics, but ended up realizing that he displayed many of them himself.
I've been reading this book, The Verbally Abusive Relationship and how to recognize it, something like that.
I picked up this book being like, all right when I read this book, I'm just gonna be like, yep, I know that person.
I read that thing and all I'm seeing is me. Yeah, I do a lot of the shit in there.
It's called the Verbally Abusive Relationship. I got the expanded edition because I'm really fucked up. The third edition for any other lunatics out there.