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How to stop hating yourself after cheating?

Profile: Sweetkitten
Sweetkitten on Jun 15, 2016
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If you have made up with the one you have cheated on and cut off contact with the person you cheated with, there is nothing to be afraid of. When you have gotten forgiveness from your partner there is nothing to be guilty about; just remember that.
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Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Sep 8, 2016
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Remind yourself that making a (big) mistake is not the end of the world. Learn from it instead, take a look in the mirror and say to yourself that you will do better from now on. Try your best to be the faithful person you used to be, and eventually it will pay off.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Jun 28, 2017
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No matter what mistakes we make in life, even those that hurt other people, we must give ourselves a break and know that we are worth it and are only human. As long as we learn from it and give ourselves permission to move on from cheating so forgiving yourself is the step in the right direction. Do yourself that favour by saying to yourself that it was a mistake, be humble about it but dont dwell on the guilt trip, you cant move on if you do. Hope this helps!
Profile: Nagisa
Nagisa on Apr 6, 2016
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Accept that people make mistakes and that you are only human. Forgive yourself and work on improving your boundaries. Think about why you cheated...was there an emotional reason for it? Set goals for yourself to improve in those areas and remember that people can change! This doesn't have to follow you your whole life!
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Jul 4, 2018
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There's a long way to self love, trust me i know. But by taking little steps, you'll see change. You can't face a problem if you don't acknowledge it first. So first step on the road of self love is to understand that it's not okay to hate yourself for something you did. We all make mistakes we just have to learn from them.
Profile: girlnextfloor
girlnextfloor on Jun 10, 2017
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Hating yourself is never productive or helpful in your pursuit of finding happiness and living a fulfilling life. Just like you would find it in your heart to forgive a loved one who had hurt you by cheating, you have to find the same forgiveness in your heart for yourself when you do the same to others.
Profile: SoulHealing
SoulHealing on Aug 18, 2017
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You have to learn to forgive yourself. If this is bothering you so much, do not do it again. There is a universal law that says, that you may get the same that you did to others, so better be careful
Profile: DarkPiT23
DarkPiT23 on Jan 15, 2021
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Did you realize something about yourself when you cheated? Did you notice a feeling within yourself afterwards? That feeling is a part of the consequences of your actions. To experience consequences to our actions is how we learn. Earth is a school. If you fail a test, how do you feel about yourself? You realize something. You realize more work must be put into study. Should you think of yourself as a failure, or as a student? Our challenges do not define us. They offer us understanding and strength. We are all students of life. Each experience we have teaches us how it feels. How if feels directs our course forward. Either we will do it again, or we won't. If your cheating has taught you the value of honesty and commitment, then it has served its purpose. Now you must move on as a student of life. You must realize that actions you put into life come back to you so you can experience how they feel. If you regret cheating, you have learned your lesson. You now know more than you did before. You have altered your behavior. You cannot expect others to find cheating acceptable, so you gracefully understand and allow them their response. We cannot continually judge ourselves for what we did not realize before we learned something. Whomever you cheated on deserves better and will get better in the future. You have learned how people respond to cheating and that it is not a positive experience. You have learned, hopefully, not to cheat. So, as a student of life, you move on to get an A in the next challenge. That is how you deal with the fact you cheated. You make it count. You look forward, not behind you, and you set your sites on better behavior.
Profile: Veela
Veela on May 28, 2016
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You kind of just have to realize that what's done is done and it can't be changed anymore. You learn to forgive yourself for past mistakes and learn from them.
Profile: queenofspaids
queenofspaids on Jun 18, 2016
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Try to remind yourself that you're a better person now and try to view it as a life lesson. Remember how you feel now and let it guide you to make better decisions in the future.
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