TALK 158 PROCESSING RESENTMENT
DOWNLOAD THE LIST OF ALL OUR VIDEOS
https://conciencia-holistica.com /
It is normal for resentment to emerge which can involve anger, bitterness, disappointment, betrayal, abuse, injustice, inconsideration and many others. However, continuing to hold on to those feelings can have negative consequences for physical and mental health. Many people tend to avoid facing those feelings and continue to harbor that anger towards a family member or anyone else. For example, if your sister starts dating your ex-boyfriend or husband, you may feel that she is betraying you or that she is doing it on purpose and as a result you avoid interaction with her, or you make comments to her that you are very angry or comment about it. behind his back.
Other people harbor resentment because perhaps you showed a very rude attitude with hurtful words to people at work because they did not choose you for the new position or did not consider you for the special award. Others show resentment when their partner was unfaithful, to which they responded abruptly by taking revenge by acting in the same way to affect them. Any kind of resentment is toxic in any relationship.
There are a variety of aspects through which the complex emotion of resentment arises. It can arise when you feel that your kindness has been abused, inconsiderate, or simply not listened to, leaving you with a feeling of indignation. Unfortunately, holding resentment can unleash other destructive thoughts and emotions, ultimately contaminating relationships when given free rein. Among some of the causes that trigger the intense emotion of resentment, the following have been recognized: jealousy, betrayal, shame, ridicule, trauma, degradation, lack of consideration for your needs even when you have expressed them, difficulty establishing limits which have been violated. , lack of respect in communication, expecting others to learn to read your mind about what you want and you resent because they don't. In long-term romantic relationships, a person may feel resentment due to a power imbalance between men and women, or too much workload at home that they do not share. This is very common due to the stereotypes that have been imposed that women are good for everyone. housework and children's chores while men only focus on work. Among elderly people, resentment arises due to the lack of communication in their intimate relationships because they do not understand that one or the other physically does not have the same energy as before or has some medical impediment. Caregivers of older people can develop resentment when they are not considered to be doing the best they can and tension is created with the person in their care.