Resentment may feel involuntary – it may feel as if you have no choice but to feel resentful – however, the truth is it is a choice, and there is a way to let it go. Feeling resentful has a powerful effect on your physical, emotional and mental health. The effects of resentment are also detrimental to all other areas of your life. Feelings of resentment affect the choices and decisions you make, the actions you take, the way you communicate with others, and the results you achieve in business.

The Effects of Resentment on Your Physical Health

When you feel resentful, your body is in a stressed state – a state of emergency also known as “fight, freeze or flight”. While you are feeling resentment, stress hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline are coursing through your bloodstream. In fact, it is these chemicals that are causing the sensation of resentment. In addition to the stress chemicals, the effects on your body include an increase in heart-rate, blood being redirected from the organs to the limbs (for fighting or running away), and certain systems are minimized or shut down.

The digestive system, healing process and immune system are all negatively impacted when the state of fight or flight is prolonged. The body was designed for this emergency state to be short-lived – just long enough to ensure your survival in the event of a real physical threat to your life. However, since the brain and body do not know the difference between reality and imagination, when you think of something that bothers you, your body will go into the same state it would if you were being threatened by a predator.

Fighting or running away from a physical threat means the body is in that emergency state for a limited amount of time. Living with resentment means your body is under that state of emergency long-term – and this causes significant damage. The prolonged state of emergency can result in illness and disease; a reduced ability to heal effectively; and lack of energy and stamina. It also means the immune system and digestive system are not working properly and that the organs are not receiving the amount of blood flow they need. In addition to this, it affects the amount of nutrition the cells of the body are able to absorb.

There are many other ways resentment impacts the body negatively, but these are the main effects.

The Emotional Effects of Resentment FasterEFT

While you are feeling resentment, your body is flooded with the matching stress chemicals. These will dilute endorphins and other feel-good chemicals. A person who is feeling resentment will generally find it more difficult to enjoy themselves and appreciate the things that others appreciate. They will find it more difficult to feel love, gratitude and kindness since the stress hormones are literally flooding their system. This means that emotional reactions and communication with others are all negatively affected by the state of resentment.

The Mental Effects of Resentment FasterEFT

The “fight or flight” emergency state that accompanies feelings of resentment causes the prefrontal cortex of the brain to shut down. This means cognitive thinking is impacted, and the person is unable to think clearly. Since cognitive thinking is not needed in order to fight or run away from a threat the body is designed to minimize activity in the prefrontal cortex while it is in this emergency state. This affects problem solving, the ability to see opportunities, the ability to understand intellectually, and so much more.

The Solution

While resentment is an overwhelming emotion, there is a way to free yourself from it quickly and permanently. But you do need to make the decision and choose to do what it takes. The FasterEFT technique is the quickest, most effective way to get rid of resentment since it works by changing the original cause – the subconscious record that is resulting in the automatic response of resentment.

What Now?

Find out how and why FasterEFT works here: The FasterEFT Belief System.

To learn to use the FasterEFT technique effectively, read: The FasterEFT Technique – Step-by-Step.

In the above article: The Damaging Effects of Resentment we looked at how carrying resentment damages your physical, emotional and mental health. Now we will look at how you can let go of any resentment you may be carrying, allowing you to move forward and live the life you want. Letting go of resentment will improve all areas of your life from your relationships and work or business experiences to your health and ability to get more enjoyment out of life.

What is Resentment?

Our experience of resentment is a feeling of holding onto something that seems to be unresolved. It’s an unwillingness to let go because of feeling of injustice or hurt. If feels involuntary – as if it is something that is happening to us rather than something we have any choice in or control over. The reason it feels beyond our own control is because of the chemicals that are being produced by our organs, triggered by the thoughts of resentment. The truth is, however, we do have a choice, and the key is in addressing the original record in the subconscious.

Letting Go of Resentment FasterEFT

Trying not to feel resentment or ignoring it is ineffective because it will still be there in the background. As long as it is in you, pushing it down or burying it will not resolve the problems – it still goes with you wherever you are. The only way to get rid of resentment effectively is to change the root cause – the record your subconscious is referencing that is resulting in the feelings of resentment.

How to Let Go of Resentment using FasterEFT

Step One

Take a deep breath, close your eyes, and think about whatever it is you feel resentful about. Notice the feeling of resentment – notice what it feels like, where in your body you feel it, and how strong it is.

Step Two

Use two fingers to tap gently on the following meridian points while saying the phrases. While you are tapping, put your focus on the feeling of your fingertips on your skin.

– Between your eyebrows – “I release and let this go now”

– Beside your eye (either eye, it doesn’t matter which) – “Let it go”

– Under your eye – “It’s safe to let it go”

– Just below your collarbone – “I’m safe as I’m letting this go now”

For more information on the phrases to use, read: What to Say When Tapping.

Step Three

Grab your wrist, take a deep breath and say “Peace”. Then go to a peaceful memory – one that makes you feel good. Enjoy that for a moment.

Step Four

Now go back to the feeling of resentment and notice if it’s still there. If there is any resentment left at all (even a tiny bit) repeat Steps Two through Four. Do this until all traces of resentment have gone and you are feeling good.

You may find that as you are tapping, different memories and thoughts occur to you. Notice these – notice how they feel, what you see and hear, and anything else about them. And then tap again. Whether or not those memories and thoughts appear to have anything to do with the resentment you want to release, tap on them anyway. The fact that they have come up for you means they are somehow connected in your subconscious, and they need to be cleared.

Keep going until the memories and feelings have flipped completely.

To find out more about FasterEFT and how it works, visit The FasterEFT Belief System.

For more detail on using FasterEFT effectively, visit: Tips on Using FasterEFT.

To see FasterEFT in action, watch: The FasterEFT in Action Playlist.

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