The Sibling Connection

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The Sibling Connection
The "Mad" Family of Feelings

Hated    Angry   Abhor   Bitter   Ripped off

Contemptuous   Outraged   Annoyed   Furious    Used

Resentful   Frustrated   Insulted   Irritated   Offended

Heartless   Sadistic   Evil   Cynical   Disgusted

Defensive   Vengeful   Sarcastic   Cruel

Ignored   On fire   Burning  Insensitive

Brutal   Abusive   Destructive

Sabotaging   Jealous   Enmity   Mean   Antagonistic

Indignant   Fed-up   Sullen   Untroubled    Disdainful   Pissed off   Pissed!

Upset    Bitchy   Selfish

Guilty (How can this be? Some people say they feel guilty about something when really they are angry. Mary was asked to pick up her neighbor's kids from school so their mom could get her hair cut. Mary says no and then tells her husband that she feels guilty for not doing it. Actually, she feels angry for even being asked since she herself would not schedule a hair cut at that time. But Mary's image of herself doesn't include anger, so she covers her anger with guilt. You can find out if you are doing this by replacing the word angry for guilty each time you say guilty. See how it feels.)

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