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Old Aug 22, 2011, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Sanada View Post
E.G....I always say that to love and wish no harm is a good thing, 'not' to hate. We all feel anger though. Hate seem's to come from anger, or envy.
So are you asking if it is OK to tell someone you hate them? I actually don't think I would do it even if it is true. Recently, I've had more interaction with my brother than usual (he has been living far away so I don't see him often). I have become more aware of my feelings, in general, from having worked on recognizing my feelings in therapy. I've become aware I just don't like my brother. I don't like who he is and realize he rubs me the wrong way a lot of the time, just by being who he is. I don't think I will tell him I don't like him. I will just try to minimize our interactions and not initiate contact. If I need to be around him, I will give him opportunity to surprise me and be different, i.e. I won't shut the door. It's not like I can tell him hey when you do such and such, it bugs me, could you stop that? Because it's a more global problem than that. It's who he is, not just something here or there that he does. It kind of feels good to know this is how I feel about him. It allows me to set better boundaries for our interactions. I don't need to tell him I don't like him, though. But I also won't lie to him and say I like you, you're wonderful, etc.

That's my approach, anyway!
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