Storytime: My friend Colin is one of the most gentle souls I know. He's so earnest in his kindness; he wears it on his sleeve. Years ago, he was sitting in his truck in a parking lot. A man walked by, visibly upset, and motioned for him to roll down his window.
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Colin opened his window, and the man started yelling at him. He was upset about something. It might have been about how Colin was parked; I can't remember. Colin was shaken but was trying to resolve the dispute with kindness.
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But it didn't matter. There was no reasoning with the angry man. He continued to escalate. And then he punched Colin in the face and walked away.
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I remember being so shaken when I heard that story. What causes an individual to respond with such violence and vitriol?
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Fast forward many years. In 2017, I was depressed. I was grappling with some hard stuff in my personal life. At the same time, I'd allowed feelings of cynicism grow inside of me. This resulted in me being resentful towards anyone who seemed happy and earnest.
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I don't think I ever lashed out at anybody publicly, but I can remember meeting smart, purposeful, twenty-somethings and being off-put by their wholeheartedness. Their "joie de vivre" was enough to provoke negative thoughts inside of me.
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All of us are prone to this behavior on some level. Our emotional health goes up and down. And when we're feeling down, we can think, do, and say things that aren't kind.
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For me, going to therapy was the key to climbing out of my negativity. With help, I was able to remove the resentment that had been festering inside me for years. It wasn't until we'd dealt with the root pain that I was able to see clearly.
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W odpowiedzi do @mijustin
happy you got the help you needed and were able to deal with things healthily
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thanks dylan. I am too! 
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