It sounds like.

I feel bad for the poor guy. It could get really ugly really fast, but I'm hoping it's the kind of crazy that might go away with time, or might actually be intimidated by the thought of restraining orders and arrests, if nothing else.

You're not out of touch with reality. [small smile] Emotions are just tricky like that. Layers and layers of them make them a little bit trickier.

What mistake exactly are you scared of repeating?