Dr Phil Show - A Lying, Violent Cheating Husband or Wifes False Accusations [2-05-2014] {OZFox42}

A Lying, Cheating, Violent Husband or a Wife's False Accusations?

(February 26, 2014)

Bob says his wife of 23 years, Dorothy, constantly accuses him of cheating, and despite his vehement denial, she continues to lash out at him daily, leading to violent arguments — in front of their 12-year-old daughter, Alice. Dorothy admits her behavior is over the top but says she has proof that her husband has strayed — but is she overreacting? And, when the parents hear how their fighting has affected their daughter, will it provide a wake-up call? This program contains strong language and sexual content. Viewer discretion advised.

Cheating Husband?

Dorothy says she is convinced that her husband, Bob, has been cheating on her with women he meets online. "I saw an episode of Dr. Phil on how to keep your children safe on the Internet, so I decided to check our computer's history and came up with various sites pertaining to cheating and hooking up with women," she says. She adds that she has also found emails with naked pictures of young women. Dorothy says Bob claims it is all just spam, but she doesn't believe him — especially since she says she found two empty bottles of erectile dysfunction medication. "He wasn't using it with me," she insists.

"Bob and I fight at least three or four times a week," Dorothy says, admitting that their 12-year-old daughter, Alice, often has a front row seat to their arguments. "We have both gotten physical with each other," she claims. "In the worst fight, he grabbed me by the throat and he started punching my arm. The bruising lasted six weeks."

Bob is adamant that he has never cheated on his wife — and never would. "My wife watched a Dr. Phil episode — the show was how to catch a cheating spouse," he says. "She decided to check our computer's history and claims that she found dating websites." Bob explains, "My wife thinks that my spam email is my real email, and she thinks that I respond and converse with these people. She thinks that I'm involved with prostitutes, in some way, on a regular basis." Regarding the erectile dysfunction medication, Bob claims that it was Dorothy who initially encouraged him to get the prescription — and says she even went with him to the doctor.

Bob says that despite all of his denials, Dorothy continues to lash out at him daily, leading to violent arguments. "She can be two inches from your face, cursing and swearing, 'I'm going to get you!'" he says. Bob claims that Dorothy has clawed his face, fractured his nose, broken laptop computers, smashed the windows on his van and even threatened to cut off his manhood. He says that the police have been called to their house seven times because of the fighting. "I do think that this is a desperate situation," he says. "My family is broken."

Samantha's Perspective

Bob and Dorothy’s eldest daughter, Samantha, 22, says that she's fed up with her mother's mistrust — and wants her to stop accusing her father of cheating. "My mom accuses my dad of being gay; she accuses him of being a transvestite; she has accused him of having Russian whores," she says. Samantha describes an incident where Dorothy thought Bob had taken her keys, so she took all of his tools off a rack in the garage and threw them into the driveway. Samantha says the keys were in Dorothy's pocket the whole time. "My mom has gone off the deep end," she insists. "Misery loves company. She wants everyone to be miserable right along with her."

Samantha also says that Dorothy has severe anger issues — and attacks her father physically and verbally on a daily basis. "She's extremely violent," Samantha claims. "She's thrown chairs, scratched his face." Samantha also claims that when she was 16, her mother threw a blender at her, splitting open her face over her left eye. "They're lasting images," Samantha says. "They're burned into my mind; I'll never forget them."

Dorothy admits, "I have a tendency to break and destroy things in anger. I broke two picture windows. I smashed every window of my husband's van with a hammer."

Dr. Phil reviews a list some of Dorothy's erratic behavior, according to Bob and Samantha, including clawing Bob's face, throwing his clothes outside, breaking a chair and making Bob take a polygraph test to prove he wasn't cheating — which he passed. He also mentions an incident where Dorothy accused Bob of sending emails to women — and later smashed two five-foot picture windows at their rental house, where Samantha lives.

Dr. Phil reviews the results of Bob's polygraph test, commenting, "He passed with flying colors. The results across the board were no deception." He says to Dorothy, "But your theory is that if you take an anti-anxiety medication, you would then pass a polygraph."

"Klonopin lowered his blood pressure," she responds. "So he could have easily passed the test."

"There are alternative explanations for why this may seem so real to you," Dr. Phil says to Dorothy. "About the time you started getting really upset was about the time that your father passed away, almost to the week," he observes. "I would also note that you have a history of extreme behavior," he continues. "You said you were a shopaholic; you have said that you were addicted to prescription drugs." Dr. Phil explains, "You can get addicted to a concept or idea, where it consumes you and everything about your life becomes stalking, investigating, looking, finding. Pretty soon, we start to fashion fantasy into reality, where it starts to fit our theory."

Dr. Phil tells Dorothy that he wants to make arrangements to have her evaluated — biochemically, neurologically and otherwise — and then provide her with counseling and treatment. He says that down the line, he would also like to arrange couple's therapy for her and Bob.

Dr. Phil turns to Bob and adds, "Every situation needs a hero, and you need to let it be you. Whatever you have to do, stop this yelling and screaming in front of your daughter, because both of you are doing it."

"Consider it done," Bob says, and both he and Dorothy accept the help.

Type: TV Rip
Video format: MPEG-4 (MP4)
Audio format: AAC 2ch stereo
Approximate runtime: 41 minutes
Genre: talk show
Australian air date: 2nd May, 2014

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