How do you forgive youself,when you have done something wrong?

Answer 1

depends how bad it is. but life goes on whats done is done.

Answer 2

One of the greatest life lessons I ever learned was from the Lion King. You have to put the past behind you if you ever want to live life as a successful, confident human being. What's done is done, and you waste time and elevate your stress levels worrying about it. Forgiving yourself means starting on a new leaf; you have to take a deep breath, acknowledge what went wrong and figure out how to improve and/or make it right. And then you move on, and settle for what you have. So don't worry! Be happy. Learn from the past, live in today and keep your future in sight, but especially focus on today.

Answer 3

First, if I've hurt someone else by my bad action or word, I own up to it and apologize to them. Then I pray on it and ask God to help me to do better. Then I sometimes still feel a little tender hearted and sensitive about it for a while and it sometimes takes me a little while to let it go. I must admit -- it's much harder for me to forgive myself than it is for me to forgive others. I just feel really bad when I do or say something wrong. I have a tendency to beat myself up psychologically more than I should -- thankfully, as I get older, I don't make quite as many mistakes and I seem to have pretty mature judgment about things so that's some relief!

Answer 4

It takes time to forgive yourself. Time to be sorry for what you've done in first place. Time to put right those things you can put right. Some things it is too late to change and you just have to accept what you've done.
If you know you have a flaw within your character then you do your best to stay out of situations that will activate that flaw. One of my flaws has been getting involved with people in order to satisfy my immediate need for affection...and then becoming bored and disinterested after my needs were satisfied. That is why these days I try to avoid getting involved with anyone...and the days when you think you will wither away because no-one is making contact with you, you just have to ride out.

Answer 5

By understanding that you are human, and will make mistakes. If it's something you can correct, correct it. If you can't- do something good to make penance, so to speak. Visit a nursing home, clean an older persons home, babysit for someone who needs help (for free), help at a soup kitchen, lots' of things you can do. Won't undue the wrong- but it will balance your heart.

Answer 6

I can't forgive myself. It's not up to me to impart the forgiveness.

I go to the person(s) I have offended/wronged (doesn't happen that often as I have an obsession with being inoffensive) and I apologise.

If I talk about someone behind their back, I'm likely to go to the person I was talking about and confess, tell them what I said and apologise.

Answer 7

First you make every effort to correct the wrong. Then face the consequences of your mistake if there are any. Then you say to yourself, lesson learned and move on with your life. Don't continue to beat yourself up with what you did because that serves no purpose and lowers self esteem.

Answer 8

i talk it out with someone. it helps to have a face nod while i verbalize what i'm thinking/feeling. i identify the problem (the guilt) and what i can do about it (forgiveness). and that means forgiveness on al sides. forgiving myself, and being forgiven by others as needed. if its something that really gets to me, it takes awhile. but if its something trivial, i can just say oh well, and move on.

Answer 9

Its not always easy, most likely takes time. I think its easier to forgive yourself if you forgive others for their wrong doing, and its also easier when you think that God will forgive you if you ask.

Answer 10

Michelle, Who are you? I would like to know! The same way I'd forgive Michelle!. I forgive you Jimmy! Your friend Jimmy.

Answer 11

It's not easy at first....but like they say it takes time. I know!!! It does get better with time because you kind of forget with time and that helps you to forgive yourself.

~fishineasy~