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Anger ! by Craig Sunter
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  • Post category:Feelings and Emotions / Mental health
  • Post published:September 4, 2018

Grudge-holders don’t always understand how much strain on themselves holding a grudge causes. It takes a significant amount of mental and emotional energy to keep the steady stream of hostility and aggression (or passive-aggression) that supports a grudge.

Source: Resentment Is Like Taking Poison And Waiting For The Other Person To Die’ @ Forbes

Photo: Anger ! by Craig Sunter under Creative Commons license

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