He gets angry and lashes out at you to take the focus off his own BS. Because he's embarrassed. Because he knows he's the one with the really Big Problems. Because he knows he's headed downhill and you're probably going to be doing great pretty soon. Because he can get a momentary high off of getting under your skin. Because he knows he can still push your buttons and that must mean he still has some power over someone somewhere which means he hasn't lost EVERYTHING. YET. When really, he has, or will soon if he doesn't stop ignoring his own problems. Which he can easily do while he's poking you full of needles. Which hopefully he won't have the opportunity to do again
