This post is about anger and coping with this emotion I usually avoid. I recently went NC with an emotionally abusive mother and sister, which I feel somewhat conflicted about. But whenever I think about being in contact particularly with mom, I seethe with anger. I think about sarcastic things I would say or do. Instead of trying to be the good daughter, as I've been all my life, I would probably avoid or glare or be rude. I would love to tell her to go to * but of course that wouldn't solve anything.
Experiencing and releasing anger is tough for survivors of cptsd. Anyone else have this experience?
Absolutely. Anger is a tough one for me to allow to do its thing. I always feel as if I have to control it and that in controlling it I am somehow hurting the other person, but that's not true.
Being sarcastic seems appropriate. Going forward as the good daughter idoes not.
You have the right to avoid and/or be rude.
It's ok not to like a mother who mistreated you.