How to stop hating yourself after cheating?
Anonymous
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Jan 28, 2022
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It sounds like there's some shame/guilt associated with having cheated. It's important to ask yourself why you feel this way? What is the source of this feeling? Remember that shame and guilt are different. Try to identify your feelings, so that you can start to unpack where they come from.
Also, think about why you cheated in the first place. Was it fear of failure, or something else? Understanding why you acted in a way that made you feel poorly about yourself can help you understand how to stop engaging in that behavior as well as open the door to self-compassion.
Anonymous
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Feb 2, 2022
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Often cheating comes because of an unmet need. Sometimes people cheat completely aware that they are going to cheat and some others do it without thinking and then they realize when it's done.
My approach would be to first forgive myself for acting on wanting to meet that need in someone else rather than trying to solve the issue with my partner, because maybe I wasn't aware that there was an unmet need, or because I didn't feel safe telling the person, or maybe I tried many times to solve the issue with my partner and it didn't move in the direction I needed.
If you speak to the person you cheated with with honesty and let them go if they want to go, forgive yourself for acting in a way you don't like (because we are human and we make mistakes for whatever the reason) and work on yourself and the need you had, you can little by little stop hating yourself for cheating. And for that matter learn from it so it wont be repeated again.
emeraldmermaid309
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Feb 24, 2022
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Come to peaceful terms with yourself. All actions have a reason behind them so don't beat yourself up. Everyone makes bad decisions in life. It doesn't help you if you hate yourself after making a bad decision because you are less likely to grow from it. Think about the reason that you cheated either because you are not satisfied with your partner since they are not providing you with either physical or emotional needs or something else. If you are still in contact with this person you were in a relationship with, try to empathize with their feelings. Figure out what you both can do to heal.
Anonymous
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Apr 3, 2022
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You have to learn how to forgive yourself. Nobody is perfect and we all make mistakes in life. All you can do now is learn from it and try not to do it again. Also you might need to figure out what caused you to do it. Did the person cheat on you first? Or you might not be ready for a relationship and should stay single until you can follow commit to one person. I would not beat myself up about it but take it as a learning experience. Remember we are not perfect at all and will make mistakes in life.
notnovember12
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Mar 26, 2016
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Stay positive, keep an open mind, it wasn't your fault, you are great. Note one thing you like about yourself every day.
carlier231
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Mar 27, 2016
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You need to accept that you made a mistake, and try not to make the same mistake again. You're not a bad person because of it :)
dancingPillow85
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Mar 31, 2016
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Deal with it, admit it and move on. Hating yourself won't help or change things anyway, just make sure you never do this again.
Lovelyymee
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Apr 29, 2016
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Accept that no one is perfect a d that you made a mistake . Everyone makes mistake and its not worth tearing yourself down.
heavenlySong29
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Apr 29, 2016
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Move on and forgive your self if you want to stop hating your self start over and love your self learn from your mistake
Sassy001
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May 6, 2016
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You have to forgive yourself to stop hating yourself.Learn from it so you can be a better partner and have a better,stronger relationship.
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