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How do you stop becoming bitter and twisted??

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♥ Kitty the Rubbish Cook ♥

♥ Kitty the Rubbish Cook ♥ Report 2 Jun 2008 12:45

A close family member has been causing us immense hurt and anger for the last 18 months...........I know that if I lie in bed at night thinking about all the problems he is causing, it won't stop him, so I make a determined effort to think of things from his point of view and that keeps alive the hope that one day soon it will all work out.

He deserves peace of mind as well as the rest of us.

Websterbfc

Websterbfc Report 2 Jun 2008 18:21

aww jean you are too lovely...who dares to hurt you....tell me and i will duff em up

seriously....i think you are right...time helps but sometimes you have to make a conscious effort not to dwell...easier said than done i know.

I find i am left with a sort of disappointment that someone has done something that i didn't think they would...and cross with myself for letting them do it

(((Huggs))) Jean xx

SheilaSomerset

SheilaSomerset Report 2 Jun 2008 18:28

Yes, words DO hurt, especially when the person hasn't got the guts to say them to your face! Someone I respcted and trusted hurt me very badly a long time ago (it was a work situation) and I was bitter, resentful and angry for a long time afterwards. However my over-riding feeling was puzzlement - WHY? and this is all that remains today, have left behind the anger etc. as it ends up being self-destructive.

Eeyore13

Eeyore13 Report 2 Jun 2008 18:36

I work on the theories:-
Don't get mad,get even.
& whatever someone does (bad) will come back on them tenfold.
Then sit back,don't fret about it & wait!

cane

cane Report 2 Jun 2008 18:50

carol tinkerbel

thats what i thought,

for those that are suffering through no sake of their own does any-one have any solutions.

gwen x

Roxanne

Roxanne Report 2 Jun 2008 18:59

I just sit back and let Karma deal with it,believe me it works;-))

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 2 Jun 2008 19:01

TAKE A PROZAC HUN

IF THAT DONT WORK

TAKE A FEW MORE LOLXX

Sally Moonchild

Sally Moonchild Report 2 Jun 2008 19:02

........a saying has been going round in my head.....

that which does not kill us, makes us stronger.....

maybe I have it wrong, maybe its irrelevant, but there......its on here now....

Cumbrian Caz~**~

Cumbrian Caz~**~ Report 2 Jun 2008 19:11

Hiya Webster,


I fight very hard against the feelings you describe as i am far too sensitive.

As I get older though I am beginning to realise that much of what life throws at you actually strengthens you although it hurts like hell at the time.

Being let down is very painful , sending you a hug,


Caz xx

PinkDiana

PinkDiana Report 2 Jun 2008 19:13

Thinking of the REASON, SEASON, LIFETIME levels of friendships always gets me through!!

Each moment of my life is a learning, good or bad and I am grateful that I am here able to learn!

Jean - gutted someone has hurt you honey.... in the end it will be their loss not yours!
xx

Sally Moonchild

Sally Moonchild Report 2 Jun 2008 19:14

That's a good one Pinks.....x