Inquiry hears from family violence perpetrator that finally ending the abuse was so anxiety-provoking he ‘felt he was going to die’A man who physically and emotionally abused his wife for nearly 15 years told Victoria’s royal commission into family violence that the first time he listened to her during a disagreement rather than lashing out,he felt like he “was going to die”.“My wife was upset with me and telling me what her issues were, and I felt my heart constricting, and my anxiety levels were building,and I was shaking on the spot,” the man, and identified under the pseudonym of James Collins,said.
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Source: theguardian.com