How do get over my feelings of anger and resentment?
Wow… I thought I had it bad….. Are you familiar with the term “fake it til you make it?” The general idea is that you purposely turn your thoughts from where they are naturally going, and instead kind of force yourself to keep going in a positive way until it comes naturally to you. I have depression and have had to do this, because otherwise, anger or depression or resentment can just consume you if you allow them to. My husband and I have been separated for about 6 weeks. Ten days into the separation, he had his girlfriend stay over for the night — with my kids there. They’ve formed a happy little family unit, and I’ve been told that I have absolutely zero right to say anything about it. My kids just love her to death. Trust me, I’m angry. BUT, I’ve taught my children that there is never an excuse for being ugly to people, so if I allow the anger to take over, and I do or say something bad, I will be a hypocrite. So I’m trying to lead by example, because the way I handle this co