Hello, everyone. I've been having a hard time lately trying to let go of my anger.

Here is the situation:
Two months ago, I went to a party. I met an old classmate, there. He insulted me (I'll get into details later), and I insulted him back. I have now tried for two months to forget about this incident, but it still lurks in my head, creating more anger and hatred.

I want to mention a few things before I get a storm of obvious tips:
- I know that I get nothing out of this but self destruction.
- I should forget it and move on.
- Building up anger and hate makes it worse, and I might become dangerous.
- I should not let him control my feelings. Or atleast his memory control my feelings.
- [insert different points on how this situation is bad and that I get nothing out of it].

Moving on to the background story:
Since I was a little kid, I have always been the "different" one. Not because of my appearance nor my behavior, but because my dad is from Israel. Between the ages of 8-14 or so, kids used to pick on and make fun of me because of my last name and my dads background. At that point in time, I had little self-esteem, and let them mess around with me. The good news is that I don't let anyone do that to me, anymore. I am an atheist, and if people try to make fun of me I always retaliate in aggressive, or sometimes assertive ways. This is situational, but one thing is sure, and that is that I feel perfectly confident and I'm no push-over. EDIT: Just though I should mention that I have been depressed for 4 months. It might count for something.

Anyways, back to the orginal context; this guy threw a nazi remark at me, in the party. I did go over and tell him: "that was not even slightly fun or smart, loser". He grope my arm and held it firm. I ripped my arm away from his grasp, and that was the end of the encounter. I feel rage building up as I write this.

I dunno why this hurts and annoys me so much. Maybe I am traumatized from my young years, and this guy released what I had dug down.
I'm not sure how to deal with this;
- Forgive and forget?
- Meet and talk?
- Assault him physically or mentally? Yeah, I know 2 wrongs don't make a right. But revenge is sweet. If I meet him again, and he insults me, I can guarantee me going physical on him. No WAY am I sitting two more months pondering about what this %#@&#! said.

Last note: Don't get me wrong on this; I don't let people control my emotions at all. I don't let people hurt me or anything close to it, anymore. This guy is an exception. I have learned alot after the encounter with him. I still can't let it go.

Thanks for your help, and sorry for the lengthy post.