How to stop thinking about someone who hurt you?
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Keepinsight
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Apr 10, 2016
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write about what happened and how you feel about it and how it has affected you, and only after you have let everything out, make the decision that you will stop yourself from thinking about them ans try to stick to it. it's ok if your mind brings it up but stop yourself and shift your focus on something positive. what happened might still hurt but draw strength from it and don't let someone have that much power over you.
Anonymous
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Feb 28, 2016
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Personally, dearest, I do my best to cling to the beautiful cute little things anyone has very done to me. Everything is better if you try to look to the bright side of life. Its sometimes really hard, but its better to live trying to be happy (even with limited success ) than not trying at all, isn't it?
bouncyBraid80
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Mar 26, 2018
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Forgive them. Acknowledge your pain then release your emotions in positive ways. Get active; studies have shown that physical activity can boost feel-good chemicals in the body. Give yourself time to heal and compassion when you feel stuck.
GoodListener2016
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Feb 13, 2016
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There are many ways to do that, one way is grab a paper and a pen, try to recall the situations that you felt hurt from that someone and write down all the points that you remember, every time that person comes to your mind just grab the paper and read the notes, over time you that person will not come more often to your mind because you will have to grab the paper and read the notes over and over until you have enough and this person will no longer exist in your mind anymore.
darlingyouregorgeous
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Feb 14, 2016
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Honestly, the best thing I can tell you is that "time heals all wounds". It may sound cliche, but it's true. Try activities that take your mind off of the person who hurt you, such as knitting, reading, writing, volunteering, or very involved sports.
gloriouszebra13
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Feb 26, 2016
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To stop thinking about someone who hurt you, it is essential to understand that you will be the person who is always there for yourself; not whoever you're thinking about right now. When things get difficult, we can't always rely on someone to be there for us, so we need to learn to always be there for ourselves. So, to stop thinking about someone who hurt you, it is important to remember that that person may not be there for you next time you need someone but you will always have yourself to count on.
Anonymous
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Feb 20, 2016
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Face the pain and hurt. Don't shut out the pain they've caused you because when you do that then you're not really releasing anything. But the best thing you can do is write how you feel. Over time it will just be a feeling and a memory. It won't go away in a day but it does take time
Yourfairygodbro
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Feb 13, 2016
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You could try to think about other, kinder people in your life or distract yourself with even characters who are kinder than them. You can't easily decide you don't lobe the person usually but distraction helps a lot. Another thing you could do would be to write down what you're actually thinking and tell yourself that it's boring because you're just thinking of the same few things.
milknsugar
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Feb 17, 2016
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Engage yourself in activities of your interest, be it sports or maybe watching movies, reading books, going out with your friends, anything really.
Depending on how you were hurt, on one hand you can choose to avoid meeting the said person because he or she is now a trigger of the upset emotions welled up inside you.
On the other hand - and this is a process that will take time - you can choose to forgive that person, because forgiveness isn't just to set the other person free, it is to set yourself free as well.
CK927
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Feb 20, 2016
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Breathe, exhale and reprogram your thinking of that person, let them be your past and don't carry them for your future. A lot of the times we spend a whole lot of time thinking about them but they never do of the same endless possibilities.
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