How can I forget about the bad memories of my past?
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Last Updated: 06/10/2022 at 3:29pm
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Anonymous
July 27th, 2017 4:36am
By making new good memories, that's it. We all have past of bad and even good memories that at some part of our life needs to be forgotten so we can move on and focus on our present which is the way to our future. So just don't think about it that much, leave the past in the past, it's no use wasting our precious present remembering memories we can change nothing about, it would consume your energy. So, I think it's better to work on the present it's all in your hands and always remember it's never to late to start new
Anonymous
August 6th, 2017 10:19pm
By looking forward to the future my dear, leave the past behind you.. And proceed to greater achievements my dear
Anonymous
August 9th, 2017 3:01pm
What helped me the most was to learn to embrace my memories. I believe in everything happens for a reason. I learn to live with myself and still be happy
Turn them into positive learning experiences, Talk to a professional about them. Let go of anger. Supress it
Anonymous
November 20th, 2017 5:12pm
The memories some way or another may each and everyone of us the strong person we have turn into they are a part of why we keep going and why we don't give up they are a part of the amazing fighter and warrior u have turn into we can't take them away but we can learn how to live with them we can learn how to let them behind and move in in the present to get to the future
You can't forget about it but learn to move on from bad things, I have experience in this and moving on, takes time and first is distraction taking up something new, boxing at the gym I found very helpful, deals with many emotions. I can help listen to your fears and feelings and together we can come up with a plan to help distract your thoughts and focus your experiences and energy into something creative
Remember the good memories of your past and try to live in your present instead. Yes, it is very difficult to do, then saying.
Anonymous
January 10th, 2018 6:12pm
I personally think they never go away, memories are forever, But time help us heal, and those memories stop making feel bad at some point.
Anonymous
January 30th, 2018 7:17am
Try to make new ones, good memories that you would like to think back on. However, it takes a very long time to forget about bad memories. I would suggest talking to a therapist, as they can talk you through it and I would imagine that they would have strategies for situations like that.
to forget about bad memorie think about happy moments spent with family and friends which made you happy.try to highlight positive things of life.
You need understand what's hurting you and why, and find answers on how to overcome it without fear.
You simply can't.. But what you can do is to dail how bad these memories feel by truly see how a better person these experiences made you become no matter how small this improvement is compared to the pain you suffered, And experiencing new good memories that eventually would help you get over bad memories you had before.
Try to do things that make you happy to take your mind of of it. Surround yourself with people that support you and make you feel loved and welcomed
I can focus on the positive experiences, both recent and past. Being thankful for the progress I've made and continue to make.
One of the best things you can do to forget about past bad memories is to replace bad memories with good ones. If a specific place or object, etc. is associated with something bad, try to make new, better memories to associate with that object or place, etc.
Anonymous
April 26th, 2018 3:56pm
Memories are not something that can easily go away but in my personal experience engaging in activities that you enjoy can be a fantastic way to create a more positive environment which can help you to learn to cope with the past.
Anonymous
April 27th, 2018 12:03am
You try, but that is depression, it isn't easy, try to take your mind off with music, or with another sort of things.
Anonymous
May 16th, 2018 10:39pm
Create new good memories! Go out with your friends,go on a date,go on an adventure,watch a movie,binge watch a show and all these little things will help you forget the bad memories
You can never totally forget anything. You should accept it. If you have done a mistake, accept it and tell yourself you won’t repeat this. If something really bad happened accept it, accept that it did happen and it happened for the best, made you stronger. Remember whatever happened, it was past and when we overthink a lot about it it starts to affect our present which is not good. Distract yourself a bit. Go out for a walk, listen to music, see things from a positive perspective and accept it then it won’t bother you
There is no way to get rid of memories entirely - the best way is to process your emotions and learn from your experiences. Hopefully, the sting will fade with time.
You can always pretend that they've never happened but if you can't do that you can always talk to someone because that helps most of the time.
You can't. But you can learn to live with them. Sometimes what doesn't kill you actually will make you stronger. You can't rush it, though, take your time.
Anonymous
June 7th, 2018 5:22am
you can forget bad memories only by creating new good memories and replacing the old ones.
we can also accompany the people moving on the same track or have gone through the same situation so that we can feel motivated in the process.
Exercise daily, Play Outdoor sports regularly, Perform Pranayam (breathing exercise), Yoga, Meditation, drink water regularly and have a good quality 7-hour sleep daily.
We cannot really forget bad memories. The key is to accept the bad past as a part of life. Acceptance helps you to move on
think about the happy memories don't think about the bad ones they'll just make u more sad if you want to forget them remember the happy ones
More often than not people don't forget, we just learn to accept that this bad situation happened to us and it is part of our history but we survived and things do get better. Embracing our hardships is what makes us strong and helps us grow so rather than try to repress them perhaps you should focus on being proud of yourself for having the strength to overcome difficult times.
I don't know if you can completely forget, but you can definitely heal from it. You need to learn to accept what happened, forgive yourself and others. A good way to do that is to confront your feelings about the situation instead of trying to run from it. Journaling can be a good way to do that. Or maybe talking to someone.
But remember no matter what you do, it may take time. Time is powerful and will heal you as it passes.
Anonymous
June 27th, 2018 11:36pm
I don't think you can ever actually forget the bad memories from your past. They'll always be apart of you, but with time, you'll learn how to deal with it.
you don't forget the bad memories from your past you can only learn to deal with them and learn from them..
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