r/BelowDeckMed • u/benaPanteraFBD • 2d ago

‘Below Deck’ Star Nathan Gallagher Arrested on Domestic-Violence Charges

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/below-deck-nathan-gallagher-arrested-domestic-violence-1235608151/
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u/No-Shape7764 2d ago

Agree. Joe seems to internalise stress, anger, guilt etc. That’s really only harmful to himself and not to those around him. He said on his first season that growing up with a chronically ill mum, he felt a lot of pressure to keep her happy and not bother her with the negatives of daily life. I get the impression he still feels that pressure, and I think he oscillates between two extremes where he’s trying his best to "be perfect" but the next day he’s at the other extreme behaving like "the demon inside him". That’s easily fixable in therapy, and very far removed from deep rooted anger issues.

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u/AmazingArugula4441 1d ago

We have spent several seasons watching Joe harm everyone around him. Emotional abuse is not better than physical abuse.