how do i get over the guilt of the past?

Answer 1

Just make up your mind to snap out of it . Stop living in your pain and say that's it . Enough already .

Answer 2

first start small, by weighing and comparing your interactions with others your looking for a principle something thats remains and doesnt change.
Like when you bump into someone. Is that forgiveble
Yes it is

So you can see, if you can forgive others you to are worthy of being forgiven

So go ahead and forgive your self.

With the intent to ask this of others even if they dont, you do and you ask and know you are worthy( be sincere)
So would you forgive someone by saying thats alright you would.
Obviously u did something that may have harmed someone and it bothers you.

And guess what thank goodness
becuase Icant imagine the kind of person who harms someone and feels nothing

So there is something to bee grateful for right there stop and acknowledge that


Move on to let he who is withouit sin cast the first stone
Accept everyone has made a mistake
Now intenalize

Forgive yourself for whta you have done( whatever it is)
Now forgive others for what they have done to you everyone
( Almost there

\Now take responsibility for what ever it was, and commit to asking for forgiveness and expressing your regret, and do whatever is reasonbly in your power to restore what harm was done.

If it is something that cant be undone or repaid accept that too.

Just remember that saying Im sorry means youll never do that same thing to someone again.

It may be something else in err but not that, and if you do you get up dust your self off and repeat this process
Point is to avoid these things because htey bring you down an a little wrong doing is heavy on the heart.
Take it light !

Test this in your head slowly to see if this is a doable thing for you Learn to live with a clear conscious from this day forward,, this is the Journey that alleviates the past as if it were no more as you live in the Present Kingdom Age.
but stay on the path.

Straight and Narrow is the path of righteousness Salvation and your eternal life. But Broad is the way of hell damnatioin destruction and eternal damnation

Answer 3

Personally...I don't think it's about getting over the guilt. Instead it may be about accepting the circumstances that helped bring about the guilt and determining how you can come to terms with the situation. Understanding the elements involved may help in putting it in another perspective, which then may allow you to put it where it belongs...in the past.

Answer 4

I just did it and I never thought I could. First you have to ask for forgiveness from those you have wronged or make right what you did wrong. ( Obviously if you killed someone... this would be harder...) If you told a lie or slept with someone behind your wife's back for instance.... you'd have to confess and say you are sorry to her and that it would never happen again. You would have to mean it. Then you would have to let it go in your own heart and promise to forgive yourself. Then ask God for forgiveness. If you are not a religious person.... then take and write it on a note and put it in a bottle and let it float away in the ocean... if you don't live near the ocean.... put the confession in a helium balloon and let it float away. Then forgive yourself. It's over.... it's gone... then take a long drive....or walk if you can and just look forwards... put it out of your thoughts because you are forgiven

Answer 5

I don't think you ever "get over" guilt. The process is recognizing it for what it is, forgiving yourself and then moving on. Use what you learned, as a result of what you did, to make a positive influence on what you do in the future.

Answer 6

The past is the past, and there is nothing anyone can do to change it. It is all just history. Look at it, learn from it, and remember it so you won't repeat it, but move on. Forgive yourself, and if you caused harm to others, ask their forgiveness also. All the mistakes of my past is part of who I am today, and I turned out to be a really good person. Best to you, my friend.

Answer 7

I suffer from this at times too, and I wish I had a good answer for you. I find on especially bad days, if I do something good for someone else, (I am good every day anyway) but I mean really just do something kind for someone who needs help in some way, it helps me to get in the moment- and realize that today is a new day, and every day has the potential to make up for the past which I cannot change.

Answer 8

First, recognize that what you did wasn't healthy for someone. If you have the chance to apologize without further hurting the person, give it a shot.

Next, if you can fix what you did, that is responsible. Do that. If you can't (and sometimes you simply can't), accept your limitations. If you have to redeem yourself, volunteer work sometimes helps.

Finally, bless your experience because you learned from it. How else do you learn what doesn't work??? It was a mistake. Vow not to make it again and your ignorance has worth.

Live well

Answer 9

God will forgive you and He says He will cast it into the sea of forgetfulness to remember no more. You then must forgive yourself. Satan will try to bring you down by reminding you of your past. He will use that and try to convince you that you are not saved. I had to take Satan back to the spot where I got saved and told him that this is the spot where Jesus came into my heart, and I said get ye from my back in the name of Jesus. I've not had anymore trouble from him. Amen

Answer 10

Looking forward to the greatness of your future! You cant have a future by living in the past!

Answer 11

have to forgive yourself. sounds easy, but it is the hardest thing to do. everyone has guilt or regrets from the past, but we have to move on and not let these things keep us in the past. i truly wish you the best of luck!!!