Old 04-03-2009, 06:28 PM
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LosingmyMisery
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Boy, my alcoholism was heavily tied up with resentment. I had years and years of resentment stored up. My Mother was verbally abusive while growing up. My ex-husband was physically, mentally and verbally abusive. I drank and drank over it for years. I would stew and stew and drink and drink. I really was a very sick person by hanging on to all of it. AA didn't teach me that. I did it on my own as I had no part of AA and knew nothing of its teachings. However, I can say that AA taught me how to get rid of my resentments. I'm not filled with anger today. It is like night and day. Anger corrodes the vessel in which it is stored. I use that saying quite often. It is so true. Stewing on a resentment is only hurting ourself, not the person you are holding the resentment against. The sensible thing would be is to let it go...
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