How can I forget about the bad memories of my past?

With my experience I try to write down everything that I'm grateful for. And I try to think about things that won't remind me of my past. When in a conversation the odd time something will come up about where I grew up and I will just try to breathe in and breathe out. This calms me down and allows me to continue on with the conversation. I also try to avoid words that may have been used in the time of my past. I also avoid words that involve something that happened in the past. Doing this will keep me from thinking about every bad memory.

Unfortunately it is almost impossible for us to forget bad memories; especially if they are traumatic. Our mind holds on to these memories to shape how we feel and behave. However; we can change our perception of those memories. From someone who has had traumatic experiences relating to assault in the past; I felt guilt and self-blame for what happened. I refused help for it and prevented a police investigation because of my beliefs about myself. Using CBT, where I challenged my beliefs about the event and therefore my understanding of what happened; I grew to a place of self-acceptance. I hold almost no emotion to what happened; not because you shouldn't find it emotional; but just because I have already worked through my emotions and have learnt to accept them, and watch them fade. I would recommend seeing a therapist for traumatic memories as these can be too difficult to work through on your own. I hope you find peace and happiness. :)

I try not to dwell on the past bad memories and instead focus more on the present in order to plan for a better future. However, my future will not be so good if I have not learnt from my past mistakes. So I focus on those areas where I could avoid anything happening like that again. Forgiving any people I hold grudges against also helps a lot. Hope this helped xoxo

One thing i like to start off by doing is remembering that you need to grow from a bad past. Find out one thing you can take away from a bad experience and grow from it. Next, you want to hold onto that way you can grow, but I will say, I don't think you can forget about bad memories. Sadly, Humans tend to hold onto the negatives of a situation and tend to forget the positives, so luck is out when trying to forget a specific trauma or bad memory. The only thing I can recommend is that you find a positive about the situation and have that in mind when the memory pops up.

Sometimes you can’t. I’ve been through multiple traumas, take a handful of pills, and still have reoccurring nightmares and flashbacks. Doctors have told me what happened will always be a part of me. There are some things I can’t remember, but I know I remember them vividly during dreams or flashbacks. I recommend focusing on positive things, and surround yourself with people who make you feel good. Don’t turn to alcohol or drugs to forget, as it turns out bad in the end. It gets tougher, but eventually you’ll climb the mountain and feel okay again. Your past doesn’t define who you are.

I’ve worked on acceptance and forgiveness rather than forgetting. Accepting the things out of my control, & forgiving others as well as myself. l’ve tried to analyzing how every bad experience has played a huge part in the person I am and the person I am becoming while being thankful that my experience will allow me to help others going through similar struggles. So forgetting about the past may not always be possible but accepting the things that have happened and growing from your experiences will wag more rewarding in the long run

Look firstly avoid thinking to much on past. Stop your negative thoughts Belive in yourself . Love yourself get out of your comfort zone try some new things meet new people learn new things . Whenever you start thinking about past try to make yourself remember that it was a lesson for you. You learned from your past a good thing try to see positive things in that . Avoid negative thoughts. Do what you love . Start making yourself Happy from small things. Hangout with people who loves you . Try new learn new things life is beautiful if you see by positive side

I have found that mine will never go away but Talking them out with someone who will listen always helped me. It can be sometimes be better to talk to a stranger. Someone who doesnt know your situation as there is less chance of judgement. But also learning to forgive can help you gain closure from your past. This can sometimes take time, but with the correct support this can be done. Sometimes it feels like there is no light at the end of the tunnel. But rest assure i can confirm that there is. I wish you all the luck

I believe that one can never forget bad experiences and memories. When discussing events which could have been prevented, what's important is that the one learns from those memories, identifies what went wrong, what could have been done to avoid it happening in the first place, and just growing into a better version of oneself- one who is kinder and more aware and is willing to help oneself and others when they are in situations where they need support and assurance that things will be alright. The key thing to remember is- memories, whether good or bad, have defined and moulded you to become who you are as a person now. Growth is key to leading a fruitful life.

Surprising but you can't forget memories that constantly haunts you! You can only repress it, acting like you don't have that memory. However, it's not quite emotionally healthy since it can come back and become even worse. We can't forget, but we can learn how to let go, how to forgive the past. We can never move on in life if we keep holding on to that one thing that makes yourself angry, because you think it could've been better if you do this or that. It's not easy to accept bad past, I haven't fully let my mistakes go but we all learn. I'm sure you can do it slowly! Best of luck!