Originally Posted by Altoids

Good morning. Most everything is wonderful here. I'm working on a resentment, though, and really not sure how to handle it other than pray about it. I cannot confront the person. I'm going to contact a friend today to see if she will help council me thru it. I'm not in danger of drinking over it. I just need it to stop taking up a place in my day, in my head, and get to a place of forgiveness. It would be easier if the person wasn't in my life most days and living/saying/being such a hypocrite, liar, manipulator and thief. Perhaps bc I was all those things while drinking it makes me more reactive internally and more protective. I've protected myself and those around me as much as possible, but that's about all I can do without making things much worse for other people I love. I see it as a healthy process, though. I recognize it, am not acting out negatively, being respectful to this person, making efforts to be objective . . . my emotions, though, keep creeping in. I know beyond all doubts that this will be a good thing eventually. When the dark clouds show up, the sun is always coming. Thanks for listening. SR is always a safe place. Thank you.