The biggest challenge of living with a resentful or angry person is to keep from becoming one yourself writes Steven Stosny, Ph.D. who has treated some 6,000 people for various anger and relationship problems. The high contagion and reactivity of resentment and anger are likely to make you into someone you are not. The second biggest challenge, should you decide to stay in a relationship with a resentful or angry person is getting him or her to change. Four major thorns are likely to obstruct transformation: Victim identity, Conditioned blame, Temporary narcissism, Negative attributions.
