Angry, irritable and mean spirited

[jjje1995]

I have removed what I wrote here as I do not wish for it to stay up on the internet.

 

[HolySpirit]

If you are a minor, you should talk to your parents, a Guidance Counselor and your Priest. It sounds like you have some issues that you need to work out.

If you are an adult, I would recommend talking to you your Priest and a Mental Health Professional. It sounds like some of your thought patterns are unhealthy and destructive.

I think you will find better answers there than you will on the internet.

 

[Vico]

… there is quite a storm in me. I will always try my best to treat people kindly and be as charitable as possible …

Certainly we cannot control our feelings (and sometimes thoughts are automatic) but rather the response to them. Sin (mortal or venial) is something voluntary so where there is an involuntary response the best it to oppose it with the will and try to stop it. As you said, you are being as charitable as possible.

 

[Seagull]

Your seeing it - in yourself - that’s half the battle.

Or your seeing - a possible pesky demon -

Don’t - let anger goad you - into something - “regretabke”

Good sharing. I love when people open up like this.
It’s like a prayer.
By the way, it’s not easy - smoothing out - these things.
Be humble - and keep ironing out the bumps !

Do you need prayer for this ?

 

[0Scarlett_nidiyilii]

First step confession.
Make sure you’re going to mass every Sunday and holy day.
Read the gospel accounts of the Passion of our Lord and how He suffered, including betrayal of his friends.

Remember that two of your three friends made some sort of atonement/friendly gesture back!!!
You can rejoice in that.

Every time you think of that guy, say a prayer for his welfare.
If you’re too mad to pray, tell God you’re too mad to pray for him, but you’re going to try and pray anyway.
Then distract yourself with something to do that will get your mind off the guy,
Do this over and over again.

ray:t2:ray:t2:ray:t2: for you
.

 

[petitefleur]

Please don’t be so hard on yourself. Betrayals of trust are the hardest to mend, even with the best of intentions. I recommend spending some time with the Lord in prayer (in Adoration, or meditating on the Scriptures) while exploring the possible avenues out there (e.g. talking with a priest, counselor etc.) What’s most important is to always bear in mind that you ARE loved infinitely (by our Lord, Mother Mary, the angels and saints–your Heavenly family), no matter how people in this world treat you.
I know it can be difficult, when things in the visible world are going wrong, to fix our mind on what is above.
But I’m sure that with God’s grace, you can cross this valley of darkness and emerge with renewed spiritual strength.
This can be our Lord’s way of establishing you more firmly in His Love and Peace.
I’m currently crossing my own “valley of darkness” also, facing lots of betrayals in a very hostile, frightening environment.
We must hold on to Love, and do our best. Think of the saints, many of whom also had to face difficult circumstances (including misunderstandings, gossiping, betrayals and disbelief) during their times on earth. The Blessed Virgin herself had to face disbelief from St Joseph in the beginning, and from most people in Nazareth concerning our Lord for many many years.
Be strong in His Love, be strong in faith. We’ll pray for one another!
May the peace of Christ be with you always.

 

[TheOldColonel]

Human beings will always disappoint us. Yet, some do this more than others and with a toxicity which leaves a residue of negativity even when they are absent. We might do well to limit our exposure to toxic people, even if we do forgive them. For love of self does not compete with love of God or of others. Indeed, they are one. So, there is no sin in self-care or in protecting oneself from a abusive or exploitative treatment.

 

[Spyridon]

When’s the last time you had recourse to the Holy Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation?

 

[Cruciferi]

This sounds like Depression. There’s nothing we can do from here. Please speak with your doctor.

 

[AlNg]

I’ve also become extremely Pharisaical, getting annoyed at Catholics who I perceive don’t take their faith seriously

I know what you are talking about. I get annoyed by those who are in authority and said to be of Catholic faith but hold views which are suspect. For example, there is a professor at College of the holy Cross in worcester, Ma, who says that Jesus was a drag queen with queer desires. Prof. Tat-Siong Benny Liew says things that are so bad, I don’t think it appropriate to repeat them here. And yet the professor was appointed to the chair of New Testament Studies, a distinguished professorship associated with the Catholic Religious Studies department. Holy Cross College President Father Philip L. Boroughs, who is an ordained Jesuit priest, said he supported Liew’s right to academic freedom and praised him as a “dedicated teacher and an engaged scholar” as well as a “man of faith":