the other most valuable thing I've found when it comes to developing your ability to deal with your own guilt and regret is that it also almost completely reduces your need to hold grudges, or need to seek revenge.
apologies (from those who've affected you by being genuinely undecent in their behaviour*) become totally superfluous to just knowing that they understand & acknowledge the magnitude of how it affected you.
these two things allow you to move on quickly. the psychological freedom you attain when you've mastered the skill of not baring grudges is massively positive on your anxiety levels and ability to function on a daily basis. HUGE .. cannot express how relieving that can be. it also helps towards being less inclined to judge people morally, and keep your judgements to being more ethically based, which is a little healthier ime
* not to be confused or lumped in with being affected because you have high, or unentitled expectations of someone
[edit] eh, sorry to ramble about this but it's been a big part of personal reflection for me, when trying to weed out stress, anxiety and ultimately the things that make me miserable in life
apologies (from those who've affected you by being genuinely undecent in their behaviour*) become totally superfluous to just knowing that they understand & acknowledge the magnitude of how it affected you.
these two things allow you to move on quickly. the psychological freedom you attain when you've mastered the skill of not baring grudges is massively positive on your anxiety levels and ability to function on a daily basis. HUGE .. cannot express how relieving that can be. it also helps towards being less inclined to judge people morally, and keep your judgements to being more ethically based, which is a little healthier ime
* not to be confused or lumped in with being affected because you have high, or unentitled expectations of someone
[edit] eh, sorry to ramble about this but it's been a big part of personal reflection for me, when trying to weed out stress, anxiety and ultimately the things that make me miserable in life
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