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Bitter and bitchy. (Agony).(Brief Article)

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| January 01, 2003 | Kurtz, Irma | COPYRIGHT 2003 Hearst Communications, reprinted with permission of Hearst. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

After a series of bad breaks in my life, I've become fairly bitter. As a result, I get jealous of my friends. Every time something good happens for someone, I find a way to make them feel bad about it. I've even gone as far as to sabotage their relationships. What's wrong with me, and how can I stop?

You say you do your best to make your friends feel bad whenever things are going well for them and you even go as far as to sabotage their relationships. If that is true, then it is amazing you even have friends anymore. You are certainly doing your best to isolate yourself with only your misery for company. What terrible thing do you think you did to deserve such cruel treatment from yourself? So you had "a series of bad breaks," but a ...

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