Can anyone help with that guilt and regret from something you done years ago. Yes it was awful. No I never done it again and never would. But it haunts me every single day and this is 12/15 years later
Practice mindfulness. You don't know for sure what happend and you can't change your past. Either way, you're a good person and mindfulness will ease your anxiety. It helped me.
@Rose :) This may sound very silly but how do I practice mindfulness?
Yes! i so agree with your comment Rose! I also struggle with real event OCDbut i practice mindfulness & meditation by laying down or sitting in a comfortable position, closing your eyes & taking deep inhales & as you exhale imagine you releasing whatever thought that was in your mind currently. In your next exhale, do the same thing. After a few minutes, you will feel yourself in the become present moment. It takes practice, but it helps to ground yourself. I personally like to listen to relaxing music because it helps me get to that state faster. I hope that helps
I just really struggle because I can remember this incident very clearly and I can’t actually comprehend what I was thinking
@Anonymous yesss i so feel u! I think i spent a lot of time trying to pick apart the reasoning behind why i did that mistake which put a lot of shame & guilt behind it. I hope that you’re doing okay & hope ERP is working out for you!
Never even entered my head before until I tested positive for covid and had long oeriods of time alone