Book Review: Rage (Part 2)
A page in the diary "Accept, Adapt and Appreciate: How?"
Written by nw4m Dec 2 2007 08:27 PM
Chapter 6: Impotent Rage
Description: ..a feeling of tremendous fury triggered by the sense of helplessness that occurs when a person is unable to control important situations.
One of those six steps introduced to prevent impotent rage is accepting reality.
Ask yourself what you have been wanting from someone that you will never get.
A deep-seated wish, a frustrated yearning, frequently lies at the heart of an impotent rage.
..Please think again about situations in which you have trouble letting go.
* Is there a pattern you can recognise?
* Can you identify what you want that you aren't getting?
* Which of your most important wants aren't getting met?
* Do you need to accept the reality that they aren't going get met, at least not by that particular person or in the way you want?
* Do you need to let go of a fantasy in order to get back to reality?
..You need to free yourself from the idea that you can't let go of a bad memory until the person who harmed you has been punished.
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Next in Part 3 (last part): Chapter 7: Shame-based Rage