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The first thing you need to do is walk away when your husband is abusive. There's no point in talking as he's clearly unable to respond to reason.
The next thing is for your husband to see a doctor for this behaviour to be investigated. Whether it's a complication caused by diabetes or kidney failure, or whether it's dementia, it needs to be diagnosed and dealt with.
If it is caused by dementia and it cannot be managed, then you may need to look into your husband being nursed elsewhere, as he's putting his health in jeopardy by refusing food, etc.
If this behaviour is new then it is most likely caused by a health issue. If it's not completely new, but just a similar gaslighting behaviour in a new form, then you need to think about whether you want to take care of him, to the detriment of your own happiness and wellbeing.
Maybe you should get mad first and see what happens. Your H is relying on you to react in a certain way, but what if you didn’t?
Only YOU yourself have enough information to decide whether this is mental deficit due to illness, or just the way your hubby "gets" at times. And only you can decide if you wish to stick around and continue to give him care.
And sometimes it takes a long time to get dementia diagnosed, it's not easy .
Google Teepa Snow too. Some on this forum don't like her, but I found her very interesting
You know what I think of Teepa Snow and most of what she says. A real crackpot.
I want to tell you from my experience that when you can't keep your blood sugar regulated it can cause mood swings. But also that doesn't mean that you should put up with it either.
When my dad's blood sugar was off I couldn't be in the same house with him , or my mother because she just put up with his horrible miserable moods. And was down right dangerous.
My mil, was by far the sweetest person I've ever met. She confided in me one time that when her blood sugar was off, she secretly fantasies about stabbing people.
So that really showed me how much diabetes can effect some people.
I'm not diabetic, ( I get tested once a year) but I'm more hypoglycemia, the opposite, my husband has leaned if we are out for a ride and I say I need food, then Its an ASAP matter not find a restaurant in an hour, it's find a convenient store , yesterday. Lol
My sisters husband once , he ask my sister if she ate, then he ducks because something is going to be thrown at him.
But no one should put up with someones meanness over this. But do try to keep him to keep his blood sugar levels, level.
I have dealt with people like your husband my whole life. Your description of him fits my mother perfectly, and I was a caregiver for 25 years to many people with every kind of condition.
Here's what you do today. You STOP playing your husband's games and make that fact very plain to him. When he's trying to instigate about something long past, you ignore him and walk away. Leave if you need to and let him fend for himself.
Many times when people are elderly, or have health conditions, or are handicapped they will be abusive to their caregivers. It's a kind of power trip for them. They've lost control in their lives and they know that the caregiver will still have to do for them no matter how abusively they treat them.
No, you do not have to
He's an adult, not a child. So you don't put up with tantrums, lashing out, orneriness, instigating, verbal abuse (or any other kind), or gaslighting. If he doesn't behave like the grown man he is, ignore him. Don't respond. Let his blood sugar get down and let him figure out how to get something to eat for himself when it does.
No games and no abuse if he wants you to continue to care for him.
That being said, you don't bring up the past either. He was an a$$hole to you when your mom died. He's not going to apologize for that. So leave it alone.
If he thinks he's punishing you by not letting you serve him? That's ridiculous. Don't cook him dinner then. You ask him once if he says no, then he gets nothing from you. Make your dinner or go out to eat.
My mother used to play her little game about complaining about meals (which she always ate and usually had seconds). Until one day when she started up, I took her plate and threw it in the garbage. Then I stopped cooking and shopping for her. When she got tired of old peanut butter and stale crackers, she stopped complaining.
Stop playing your husband's games and he'll stop playing them.
One of the first things to go is empathy and care or concern about another person. That is gone forever.
You will have to figure out how to let it go. There will be no apology or justice here. I’m so sorry. HUGS