Instigate-('in ste ga^-t) (v.) to urge on; to stir up Fill-ins: They did their best to instigate a _________. They wanted to instigate the ________, but chose not to. "Stop trying to instigate the...
Because they "feed" off your reactions.
they are so uncomfortable in their own minds that they have to do anything, even start fights, to avoid being alone with their thoughts and possible having to...