Nothing really. Nothing I do stops it, or lessens it. I feel like an intruder in her house, even tho I live there, because of the way she acts and talks to me. It really is the classic cycle of abuse. Calm, trigger, outburst, silent treatment, like nothing happened, repeat. I have gotten to the point where I got the criteria of battrered woman's syndrome, even though she has nedver physically hurt me. I really just can't take it anymore. I feel trapped, I can't afford to move. I'm trying to find something, anything... the only real option is get away and cut off contact atf this point. I don't think I will be able to truly get a handle on the mental illness until then.