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I was a bully . The past keeps haunting me even though I apologized. What should I do?

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Last Updated: 09/22/2020 at 4:27am
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Namangoel2002
August 21st, 2017 12:47pm
Firstly you need to realise you are a changed person now. When you first thought to ask this question on here showed that you realise your mistake. You know you cant change your past just accept it. When we accept our mistake we can find a solution to it. At the end I would like to say -"Sometimes all matters is one step you take to improve yourself"
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Anonymous
February 20th, 2018 4:58am
There's no point in apologizing when you're not accepting the sorry, yourself. You gotta forgive yourself, first. Hopefully, everything will be alright then. :)
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ashtonistranstion1
March 5th, 2018 3:52pm
your knew your mistakes and you were able to live up to them thats the best it will haunt you but make sure you do everythingin your power to help other when they are being bullied
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Anonymous
September 22nd, 2020 4:27am
Being ashamed of your past only means that you have grown from it. It means that you are able to look back at your past actions and reflect on it and see that you have become better than that now and that you understand why what you did was wrong. It is normal to still feel bad about past actions but it is important to also realise that it happened in the past. No one is perfect, everyone has made mistakes in their life. You should feel proud that you were able to admit to your wrongs and apologize.
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