You hurt me, I hate you

A recent report I read on the current lunar eclipse said that with the Moon in Leo and the Sun opposing it both square to Uranus the tendency to lash out or have a dummy spit out of hurt or pain could be magnified. The astrologer in question recommended holding on and through to find a more constructive approach. It’s not always easy when we are hurting to touch the pain underneath without lashing out reactively. I was thinking about this in the shower this morning as in my early days in AA I read in the bible of recovery The AA Big Book that when we are hurt due to frustration of a longing need or impulse that is when we are most in danger of drinking or resentment (for me eating some sugar is often the way I cope now that I have gained sobriety) and its when we need to sit with the hurt or offence and see what impulse it is that drives us to act in a destructive way.

I guess we could say the achievement of maturity comes with the way we respond to hurts and triggers. For a bit of light relief though I thought I might just share an appropriate Eurythmic’s song with this post because it came to mind contemplating recent events and reading up on how others have been feeling lately in response to unkind and unfair treatment. At times it can be hard not to internalise the feelings and we do need to expel then somehow. I guess if you don’t have access to a canteen of crockery to do a bit of plate throwing you may have to look for another way such as kick boxing (just an idea!!) as recently a friend of mine said she uses this to deal with her own anxiety and painful feelings and it has really helped her!