Food for thought... Surprised that Dr. Phil didn't consider alcohol blackout as a possible motive for MD's bizarre behavior..
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The victims do not remember any of their actions—nor did they intend or want them. They could not stop themselves because they were in an alcohol blackout, one of the more common effects of drinking, suffered by millions on any given day.
http://www.alcoholblackout.com/
CRIES FROM THE ABYSS
Alcohol Blackouts Revealed
by Donal F. Sweeney, M.D.
with Robert A. Liston
Long silenced by shame and stigma, alcohol blackout victims speak at last. In letter after letter, hundreds of them,
they tell us more about blackouts than has ever been known before—what happens in a blackout; what brought it on; who has them and how often; the suffering and ruined lives associated with blackouts; the depths of our tragic neglect and ignorance about blackouts.
In graphic and intimate terms victims describe quarrels and physical abuse of loved ones, wild rides and tragic accidents, indiscriminate sex, rape, violent crimes, even murder, indeed,
all manner of uncharacteristic and unwanted behaviors that are truly destructive, brutish and bizarre. And they have no control over or memory of it.
One voice from the Abyss:
“When I drink alcohol, it’s like I die. Another person takes over my body, talks for me, walks for me, thinks for me.”
Another: “I wrote myself a letter while I was in a blackout, saying how much I hated myself and that when I wasn’t looking I was going to kill myself. It was like an evil alter ego talking. It was really scary.”
And: “My biggest regret following my son’s death is that I didn’t confront him in a big way about how dangerous it is to drink until you don’t know what you’re doing.”