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The Danger of Resentment
It can intoxicate and destroy you
All humans experience it. That nagging feeling of superiority because someone has wronged you. However, unchecked resentment will grow into a significant problem affecting your relationships with bitterness, anger, and hatred.
This piece shall focus on resentment and the power you think you gain by harboring it in yourself.
Resentment
Resentment is a combination of unpleasant thoughts and feelings experienced when you do not get what you feel you deserve or when you observe someone else getting what you feel you deserve and do not (Feather & Sherman, 2002).
No one is immune from feeling resentment. It is only a problem when you act on your feelings against someone else because they did not meet your needs or live up to your expectations. When you see someone else succeeding, it is better to acknowledge their success, but often we resent their accomplishment.
Besides anger, the feelings you may encounter in resentment are frustration and hostility that damage your personal relationships with others. Those who feel resentment hold onto these negative feelings, and it is like bearing the weight of a toxic ball of arsenic as it poisons you and everything you do.
