Saturday, June 08, 2013

ANGER:


Feeling angry – and, sometimes, the act of
blaming – is a natural and necessary part of
accepting loss and change – of grieving.

As we come to terms with loss and change,
we may blame ourselves, our Higher Power, or
others. The person may be connected to the
loss, or he or she may be an innocent bystander.
We've learned that blame doesn't help. In
recovery, the watchwords are self-responsibility
and personal accountability, not blame.
Ultimately, surrender and self-responsibility are
the only concepts that can move us forward, but
to get there we may need to allow ourselves to
feel angry and to occasionally indulge in some
blaming.

It is helpful, in dealing with others, to remember
that they, too, may need to go through their
angry stage to achieve acceptance. To not allow
others, or ourselves, to go through anger and
blame may slow down the grief process.

We won't stay angry forever. But we may need
to get mad for a while as we search over what
could have been, to finally accept what is.

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