Sorry that it is as bad at it is

But you seem to have got a rather good therapy/help over these four years, but why wasnt Owen adressed during that time too?
It is not uncommon for "misguided protectors" to want or need full control and to behave in a way that makes it hard on the others, is he one of those characters or did he have a different role before?
Was he maybe too difficult for the therapist to deal with back then?
People arent born evil, not even alters are born evil, they behave as they do for a reason... There must be something that isnt good in his life that makes him behave as he does..
Smoking is also a way to dampen anxiety, high doses of nicotine is sedative
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotine# ... ve_effects