in the last year or so I have taken on a new person that I don't like and my friends are not familiar with. It's all anger and bitterness from rejection and it gives you a "piss on you attitude when you are criticized by others or dealt with unfairly. It's not fun.
Gumby this is exactly the kind of anger we need to recognize and deal with. It isn't fun - not for those around us and not for us either.So many people think sarcasm is OK - just a joke. But in my mind sarcasm is just disguised anger. I think there is usually an aspect of truth but we refuse to own the anger so it comes out as sarcasm.Owning the anger would mean we take a look at how we really feel and accept it. And then make healthy choices to deal with those feelings honestly and responsibly.I think too for many of us if we reject others first then they can't reject us - we think it will hurt less.I'm learning 