QUESTION:
If anger and resentment continue to surface, does this qualify as a relapse, or is the release of these emotions simply unavoidable?
LEE’S RESPONSE:
When you say "continue," what exactly are you referring to? Does this follow a conscious decision you made to transform yourself into a different person?
If that is the case, it suggests that no real change has taken place regarding these specific issues. You may have made declarations about your growth, but you ultimately chose to remain as you were.
There is no such thing as a "relapse." What you are experiencing are cycles triggered by the same stimuli that recur because old beliefs are still being held.
During the integration of new beliefs, a situation might repeat itself one last time to test whether your old reaction persists. Once that reaction is gone, these types of events will no longer manifest.
