Question #29 from "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D ...
Have you ever hated anyone?
If so, why? And for how long?
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I have & do dislike several people - but I hate no one. It is counter-productive, destructive and a waste of time to hate.
Hate is the opposite of love so I try not to say I hate anyone because that just means that deep down I have some kind of love for them. Usually when I feel extreme anger toward someone I end up liking them a lot in the end.
No, I have never hated anyone but at times I have hated myself over stupid things I have done.
Counterproductive I know.
Yes ... I have felt extremem HATE and anger .... Usually those emotions faded with time, depending on the circumstances ...
Cheating spouses and the persons they cheated with inspiried these extreme emotions ... I have for sure let go of those
Childhood bullying which went o for years also ... some of those feelings remain and can be dredged up by nightmares.
And extended family members who treated other family members horribly also inspired these emotions in me .... and still inspire these emotions if I think about it too much ... which I try not to do.
REGRETFULLY YES, YEARS AGO I HAD
TONS OF HATE,JEALOUSY, AND ALL THOSE OTHER LIFE WASTERS, THEN JC
GOT TIRED OF MY KICKING BRICKS AND
TOOK ALL OF THAT AWAY WHEN I GAVE
MY LIFE TO HIM. HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE CAUSE EVERY TIME ANY OF THAT C--- COMES CLOSE TO ME I JUST SAY "TAKE IT JC"
I have only really and truely HATED one person in all my life and it took a lot of work to let it go. I felt he took something precious from me and I thought hating him was having "power" over him. I finally learned it was the opposite.Continuing to hate him,let him have a certain power over me.Once I let go of the hate, I felt free. However, there are behaviors I see people exhibit every day and while "hate" is an extreme word, I'll say I have a strong dislike for the behavior, but not the person.
But then again, I think of Osama and his "minions", and something wells up inside of me.......and I have to push it away quickly because it is a destructive emotion which can paralyze you and keep you from feeling and totally enjoying what life has to offer.
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