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I Wish I Knew Now What I Knew Then

Long Ago But Never Forgotten

By: jeanniegal
Written on February 2nd, 2013
Age: 51-55
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  • Fantina

    I'm so sorry that happened. It's hard to feel sometimes that bad memories and shameful experiences are just that. They invade how we feel about ourselves even if we had no control over these experiences. I'm really not one to give advice on healthy living, but I have found some positive thinking stuff to be at least somewhat effective. Like consciously viewing yourself with the compassion you would view a friend. And my favorite, when you catch yourself thinking of these bad experiences, or feeling shame from them, just stop yourself and go somewhere else mentally (it's good to have a go-to thought/memory to escape to). I've had problems with revisiting things over and over in my head that made me feel bad before I realized that this is something that is unnecessarily harmful and making me have less confidence. I'm still working on taking my own advice.

    Feb 17
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