Granted, I have no idea about the family dynamic here, but, if there is any way for you to not share living space with your brother, do it. It doesn't matter that his "outbursts of violence are usually fairly shortlived". It only takes one "unusual" episode to get you killed.
*considers* Perhaps I haven't made myself clear enough in the entry. David's had that violent potential for years and I've taken my share of bruised throats and bite marks. He's been medicated and trained out of it now, and by David violence standards this was actually fairly controlled and mild. I just didn't know he could actually break the door.
If you're going to get a device to defend yourself with, your best bet would probably be a tazer but 1) you need to get through training in how to use it and 2) you'd have to be CERTAIN that David can't get his hands on it when he has another "outburst".
NO. I'm not a fucking pansy in a horror flick, I don't need to be pulling a Pikachu on him when I can handle the situation myself. I know him and I know how the routine goes down. No.
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*considers* Perhaps I haven't made myself clear enough in the entry. David's had that violent potential for years and I've taken my share of bruised throats and bite marks. He's been medicated and trained out of it now, and by David violence standards this was actually fairly controlled and mild. I just didn't know he could actually break the door.
If you're going to get a device to defend yourself with, your best bet would probably be a tazer but 1) you need to get through training in how to use it and 2) you'd have to be CERTAIN that David can't get his hands on it when he has another "outburst".
NO. I'm not a fucking pansy in a horror flick, I don't need to be pulling a Pikachu on him when I can handle the situation myself. I know him and I know how the routine goes down. No.