What is a Resentment?
Four Questions
Suggestions for Dealing with Resentments
100

The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous calls resentments this.

What is the number one offender?

100

This can be a long list of people or institutions with which we may be angry or frustrated

With whom and I angry?

100

Contact with at higher power to help deal with a resentful attitude towards a person who had harmed us.

What is prayer?

200

Resentment is the greatest enemy chemically dependent people face and the biggest contributor to this.

What is relapse?

200

How have I been hurt?

What is how have I been injured or damaged?

200

 Seen in Steps Four and Five of Alcoholics Anonymous.

What is write or talk about it?

300

The word resent means to...

What is "re-sense" or "re-feel"?

300

Only I can get rid of the resentment, and only when I am prepared to look at the other person in a different light.

What is am I able to look upon the other person differently?

300

Training one's self  to not dwell, react rashly, and/or to catch one's self to when resentments dredge up?

What is discipline yourself?

400

We victimize ourselves by our resentments with this false belief.

What is hanging onto the pain of the past will keep us from being hurt in the future?

400

When I am prepared to take charge of my resentments, I begin by asking myself about my contribution to the problem.

What is my part of the problem?

400

Directly communicating in a way that is not passive, aggressive, or passive-aggressive to express thoughts and feelings authentically to prevent unnecessary resentments.

What is be assertive?

500

Resentments threaten this.

What is serenity and/or sobriety?

500

A common phrase used to describe individual focus on one's part.

What is keeping my side of the street clean?

500

If someone says something to or about me that is exaggerated or absurd, I can chose to let it go rather than take offense to the remark.

What is not responding to the ridiculous?