You’re angry. Boy, are you angry. She didn’t do things the way YOU wanted them.
A lot of good that anger’s going to do you.
I mean, did you think that because you’re angry, she’s going to say, “Oh, I’m so sorry!” Did you think she will turn to you with eyes full of love and affection and stroke your back? Were you expecting your anger to turn a hostile environment—that YOU created—into the warm, loving one that you long for?
REPRINTED FROM The Jewish Star Times, p. 16 [edited]
What do alcohol and drug abuse, bulimia [gorging on food and then vomiting], and anger have in common? They all discharge tension, bringing short-term relief and long-term agony. And anger is the most common one of all. Who doesn't get angry? But, like the others, when it comes to solving interpersonal relationships, it accomplishes absolutely nothing. Not for the angry person, not for the listener.
