Monday, February 27, 2012

Resentments aren't healthy

Lately I've had a lot of clients coming to see me who have what could be called resentments.  Anger about what people have done or said to them.  That anger has obviously not been helping my clients, they have had trouble sleeping, trouble in relating to others, difficulties with their eating patterns, and even extra worries.
My mentor Dr. Jon Connelly does an amazing job at clearing resentments and my friend Courtney Armstrong, LPC just did a blog post about resentment and how we clear resentments in RRT® so I thought I'd share her great post versus just rehashing it...check it out here!
Be well, Be happy-
Tara S. Dickherber, LPC
Certified Rapid Resolution Therapy® therapist
Executive Director of the Institute for Survivors of Sexual Violence™

1 comment:

Tom Hudson said...

I have read a few of you blogs and like all that I've read so far. This particular one about resentment so correlates to a willful state of self sabotage that I'm seeing in my own clientele that I am moved to comment. I find that many people think they are being kind and loving by refraining from saying things they view as confrontational to those with whom they are in relation.
One may think that speaking up is an option, or it's for those who are lucky enough to have someone allow them their voice, or speaking up is nagging and controlling. My opinion is that speaking up for yourself in a relationship is an OBLIGATION that comes with being in a relationship. It's not a choice. If you can't or don't want to speak up and share your story with the other person then you should not be in that relationship. By holding things in you set a trap for the other person that they cannot escape from. It's also very hurtful to the one who remains dumb over their pain. And it's totally unfair to the one who has no clue what they did to offend. Others are not to blame for your resentment. It's a choice to stay silent and sullen.