Dear Sir/Madam,
I hope you find this response helpful.
From your description, it is evident that your husband's former girlfriend has maintained contact with him throughout your relationship. Each time she has appeared, you have reacted with anger. Despite the passage of time and the lack of attention from both parties, you still feel trapped and unable to move on. Your feelings of hatred and desire for her unhappiness are understandable, but they are also a significant burden. Your attention is now focused on monitoring her movements, perpetuating a cycle of negative emotions. While her actions may not be directly influenced by your feelings, your own "hate" will continue to affect your mood and outlook.
I advise you to:
It is important to become aware of the underlying reasons for your negative feelings, the rationale behind your negative thoughts, and whether these thoughts are reasonable.
It would be beneficial to consider why you hold such negative feelings towards her. It is understandable that she sought a sense of existence and maintained contact with your husband after you had already established a relationship. However, it is crucial to understand that everyone's actions are driven by their own needs. It is possible that she was able to satisfy her needs by maintaining contact with your husband at that time. However, now that she has her own marriage and family, her needs have shifted.
With regard to your own position, what is the underlying motivation for your negative feelings? Is it your hope that your relationship will remain exclusively between you two, without any external influence?
Do you believe that your relationship would be enhanced if she had not appeared? Are you still concerned that your husband may still have feelings for her?
It is important to be aware of the thoughts you have when you are feeling negative. It is beneficial to write these thoughts down and then, from an objective point of view, ask yourself if these thoughts are reasonable. If you are affected by these thoughts on a regular basis, you should consider replacing them with more positive ones in order to improve your mood.
As an example, if you are concerned that your husband may still have feelings for her, you can adjust your thinking to something like, "I believe my husband loves me, and we can live happily ever after."
2. It is not your concern whether she is happy or not. Your own happiness is in your hands. Take steps to improve your inner sense of security and enhance your own sense of happiness.
There is a common saying that good people treat themselves well and bad people treat themselves badly. The law of attraction also teaches that positive thinking leads to positive outcomes, while negative thoughts attract negative results. Therefore, if you want to be happy, wish others happiness. When we focus on others' unhappiness, we may not necessarily be unhappy ourselves, but our attention is drawn to negative aspects, which can cause discomfort.
It is important to recognise that there are only a limited number of factors that we can control. As the saying goes, "A change of heart": there are only three things in the world—your own affairs, other people's affairs, and the affairs of heaven. The reason people are troubled is because they are always worrying about other people's affairs and have no control over their own affairs. The happiness of another person is not your concern, and there is nothing you can do to control it. What you can control is whether you are doing well and whether you are happy. And if you want to make yourself happy, first of all, you need to focus on taking care of your own feelings and emotions. You can do this by releasing your emotions in some way, for example, by telling your husband about your worries and feelings, hoping that he can give you support and care. You can also express your hatred for her in some way, for example, by writing in an emotional diary, and you can tear it up after you have written it.
Furthermore, it is essential to enhance your inner sense of security, learn to accept, understand, and identify with yourself, learn to manage and administer your intimate relationships, pay more attention to the positive aspects of life, feel the happiness in life, and improve your sense of happiness.
3. This forgiveness exercise can be used to let go of past issues and achieve personal liberation.
Rebuilding Your Life states that when our progress is impeded, forgiveness is often the key to moving forward. If we feel that our current situation is less than optimal, it may be due to our continued engagement with past experiences, including feelings of remorse, grief, hurt, fear, guilt, blame, anger, resentment, and other negative emotions. These can stem from a lack of forgiveness and an inability to let go of the past and embrace the present.
The book includes an exercise called "Dissolving Resentment." This exercise allows you to take the other person's perspective and gradually understand their previous behavior. It also helps you eliminate your resentment and be willing to forgive them for any harm they have caused you. Regularly doing this exercise can significantly reduce your stress levels. Initially, it may be challenging, but with persistence, you will overcome the initial difficulty and inner struggle. You will then understand that the universe is vast and can accommodate all of us. Forgiving others is not for their sake, but to liberate yourself from continuous pain and resentment.
The following exercise for "dissolving resentment," as described in the book, can be performed daily to help eliminate resentment and achieve inner relaxation and freedom:
You may close your eyes and imagine that you are seated in a dark theater with a small stage in front of you, illuminated by a spotlight.
You may wish to imagine the individual you hold resentment towards is on the stage, in the spotlight, the sole actor in the entire theatre. You can then observe the spotlight shining on them and envisage a positive outcome for this person, such as happiness.
Allow this scene to continue for a few minutes, then gradually fade out.
The second scene then follows. Once the individual has departed from the stage, the subject in question assumes their position, situated in the spotlight. The setting is now solely focused on the subject, who observes the positive outcomes that have transpired in their life and sees themselves smiling and content.
At this juncture, you may also discern that the individual you hold in low regard is, in fact, content and that you are similarly pleased with the situation.
It is therefore essential to effect personal change if we are to effect change in others. Altering our paradigm will demonstrate that others are also amenable to change.
I hope this information is useful to you. I wish you success!
Comments
I can totally relate to feeling hurt and betrayed. It's important to focus on your own happiness and healing. Maybe talking to a therapist could help you process these feelings.
It sounds like you've been carrying this weight for a long time. Perhaps it's time to let go and stop letting her actions affect your peace of mind. You deserve better.
You're not alone in feeling this way, but holding onto this hatred only hurts you more. Try channeling that energy into something positive for yourself.
Forgiveness is hard, especially when trust was broken, but it might be the key to freeing yourself from this emotional prison. Consider what steps you can take towards forgiving and moving forward.
It's understandable wanting closure, but spying on her won't bring you peace. Instead, invest in strengthening your relationship with your husband and building a future together.