How to forgive yourself for cheating or lying?
Nixy123rosie
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Dec 21, 2017
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Well firstly you have to understand that what you did was wrong. Then you have to ask yourself why you did it and what caused you to do it. Once you figure out that something actually made you feel like you had to do it forgiving yourself gets much easier :)
magnificentRose95
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Dec 30, 2017
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Its a tough one and its not necessarily an easy thing to do. Its going to take some time but talking it through with a close friend or a loved one can help. What you did may have been wrong but you don't have to hold onto that mistake forever. You just need to understand and then learn from your mistake
EtsuSongbird17
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Dec 31, 2017
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It's really hard, I always get that sick feeling in my gut after I lie or cheat. But the best way for me to forgive myself is to apologize to the person I lied to. It's hard and it hurts, but it's better to get things in the open.
recoveringlistener
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Jan 10, 2018
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Feeling guilty over cheating or lying can be soul crushing, but there's no undoing it, so the best thing to do is to apologize to anyone hurt and carry on the best you can trying to move forward. Instead of blocking it from your mind, accepting it and channeling that guilt into motivation can be progressive
KuyaEthan
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Jan 28, 2018
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Some may mistake forgiving as forgetting. It is not that easy and those are different terms. Forgiving is the state of being in peace - stop feeling angry or resentful towards (someone) for an offence, flaw, or mistake. Forgetting according to this, inadvertently neglect to do, bring, or mention something.
So how do we forgive ourselves for cheating and lying or any other acts that may somehow be damaging, well:
1)Identify your biggest regret - It's often helpful to categorize these things because people often only hold on to a handful of big categories/patterns. Working on patterns of behavior is often more helpful than working on individual regrets.
2)Become clear with your Morals - think about it. What happened good and bad from it.
3)Realize that it is now a past - it has happened, why let it stay for a little bit longer when it has a negative effect.
4)Don't just forget it but learn from it - It happened, yet there will always be a lesson. Learn from it.
5)Accepting yourself - Think kind thoughts toward yourself and show yourself some compassion.
6)Enjoy your Life - Take some time with yourself or a trusted adult or friend and get yourself to express within.
Anonymous
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Jan 31, 2018
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Don't stay to the past, let go remember that life must go on no matter what's the problem is remember forgive yourself coz no one can
Anonymous
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Jan 31, 2018
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Well what made you lie or cheat? What did you felt the neccesity of doing it? It's because you don't trust that person or feel like protecting yourself? That could be some questions that could help you.
JenCounsel29
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Feb 2, 2018
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No one is perfect and everyone makes mistakes. You learn from your mistakes and they make you into the person you are, or will become. You have survive 100% of your worst days.
Anonymous
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Feb 8, 2018
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Promise yourself you won't do it again to anyone and start doing good things to people. When you do something wrong you have to forgive yourself and admit that everyone has their own time when they become the toxic person. And you they can compensate it by trying to become a better person. What happened had happened and you should just start fixing it save what can be saved and be a better person
Vanessagomez18
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Feb 9, 2018
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you can forgive yourself if you have cheated or lied. By learning from your mistakes and hopefully not doing it again. you can always start fresh.
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