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How to forgive yourself for cheating or lying?

Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Nov 5, 2016
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You can talk to the person you cheated or lied to about it and coming out or writing it down usually helps
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wittygemrainbow8590 on Nov 10, 2016
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Forgiving yourself is a natural occurrence which will happen in time as you learn and blossom more and more as an individual, you will be more gentle with yourself and others as your grow to learn that everybody does things, we are human and after our actions or during we then progress feelings in our actions either in the present or future and we tend to reflect on them. just like as we may reflect on past hurts or feelings We learn from those and become stronger. There is no right or wrong everything we do is human, be gentle with yourself. :)
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Scabby on Nov 10, 2016
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I believe it is hard to forgive yourself for some things. However, if it comes to cheating for example, you can only really start to forgive yourself once you've been honest with the person that you've cheated on. I Believe, you need to admit your errors, figure out how to avoid such problem happening again, and work on being forgiven. Often you will be forgiven by your partner if you demonstrate you are working on yourself and take the issue seriously. At the end of the day, you know if you are bettering yourself. when that time comes, the time to forgive yourself will come aswell. it is important to be honest with yourself. if you know (really know) you have learnt from your mistakes, and you are taking your mistake seriously, then you are on the right path. don't give up hope
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Moonxchild on Nov 10, 2016
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Recognize that we are all human and we all occasionally do things we otherwise wouldn't do. The important thing is to learn from mistakes and move forward to be the best version of ourselves as possible. Part of being human is making mistakes and we can only make the best effort to not make the same mistakes over and over. Don't beat yourself up about it.
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elainedsouza on Nov 17, 2016
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Always remember you're only human, and humans make mistakes. There's no one in the world who hasn't made it through without mistakes. You're only getting better with every mistake you make. You repent and that's what makes you a person of great morals, forgive yourself. You're only human.
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Anonymous on Dec 29, 2016
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After making this mistake you should choose the best way to resolve the issue. I believe someone's poor decisions don't define who they are. It's how you move on after these decisions. I always admit when I am wrong and try to resolve the issue from there. It's hard, but you realize why this was bad and can now move on. I think that would then lead to forgiveness.
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Anonymous on Jan 8, 2017
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Letting yourself know that it is okay and we all make mistakes. You can't go back in time and change things no matter how much you would like to. It's okay. Things happen. Just look at is as a growing experience rather than a negative one.
Profile: charmingShell96
charmingShell96 on Jan 18, 2017
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Lying and cheating are big moral no-no's for me; so to do either one is in a sense unforgivable. Having been in a variety of situations, I have come to learn that forgiveness is necessary if one is to maintain some semblance of sanity because the truth is, we all mess up. Have I lied before? Yes, and have felt horrible about. Confessed and asked for forgiveness too! I accepted the forgiveness from the individual but not from myself. As you can imagine, this only caused guilt and shame--two unwanted guests. I learned that in order to get rid of these "guests", I had to invite love and forgiveness in. And even though it may not feel good, you go forward with " I am forgiven" or "I have forgiven myself" and you remind yourself of that every time your mind plays back the deed to you. Sooner or later (but hopefully sooner), you will begin to believe that you are forgiven of the lying and/or cheating that you have committed. It is not an easy task, but it is doable.
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VenkatKarthikVK on Jan 26, 2017
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Just accept the fact!!! That's the big step in forgiving... Accept that you done mistake and take responsibility!!!
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softNutella25 on Jan 29, 2017
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Sometimes we hold ourselves to a standard that makes it very hard to forgive ourselves. In that sense, think of how you would forgive someone in a situation that you find yourself in. Forgive yourself, acknowledge your actions and know that those two steps make it possible to move on.
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