Speaking Anger
When someone is angry at me all I can seem to do is question myself. What did I do to offend, what should I have done differently, why are they so mad? But part of my near obsession is that I am mad too. I’m angry at their behavior but not fully comfortable saying it. Why? Why do I hesitate so, to say what you did made me angry. It hurt me and made me mad. Saying those words feels so different. I fear they’ll get mad back or twist the situation around and tell me I’m wrong, stupid or bad for feeling angry. And so I create this confusion half denying my own anger and fearing theirs. Maybe it is my own anger that I’m afraid of.
@ Tian Dayton PhD
From Forgiving and Moving On, The Soul’s Companion, One Foot in Front of the Other, Health Communications
From Forgiving and Moving On, The Soul’s Companion, One Foot in Front of the Other, Health Communications