Forgiving yourself

[~hunni~]

I think I have come a long way in the last couple of years recovery wise, after I hit my low point two years ago and OD'd a few times. I'm in therapy and I feel like I'm slowly working some things out. But, I seem to be getting stuck and I think the reason is that I'm not really willing to forgive myself for the times that I've hurt myself and the times that I've really really just wanted to destroy myself. Maybe I still have some issues that I need to work out; I know it's probably a really personal thing, but I just wondered if anyone has any advice about forgiving yourself and moving forwards.

[BridgesAndBalloons]

Well done for coming a long way in your recovery, I'm glad that the therapy is slowly helping you.

When I find it hard to forgive myself I try to imagine if someone else were in exactly the same position/situation as me. I find it easier then to think "well they should forgive themselves/they're not to blame etc" as it's a little easier not to be so judgemental when I think about my problems as if they were someone else's. It's kind of simple but sometimes it does help. I also try and think to myself if I can't forgive/love/care for myself how can I expect others to, when I won't even do it for myself. Which sometimes can help, but that's just me

[HandheldOutlaw]

I agree with the person above me, because a lot of people judge themselves harshly, but when it comes to others they have plenty of room for forgiveness, because we're all human.
It's kind of hard to forgive yourself for things though, because you're the one that has to feel the guilt of those things. You don't have to feel the guilt that others feel. That's how I see it anyway.

&&Very good on staying with your journey, I know it's hard to stay on the path you're on.

Take care, and PM me if you ever need anything. (:

x
Chase

[TruexLovexNeverxBleeds]

First: Congrats on turning it all around. (:
I agree with what they said ^^

But also. I think that it is sometimes hard, because maybe you feel as if you deserved something like that, and so no matter what point of view you try to look through, it may not work.
Something that helped me is thinking about everything....just think it all through.
And remember....that everything happens for a reason.
And Helen Keller said "Life is full of suffering, but it's also full of recovery from it."

And that is very true.

If you ever wanna talk, PM me. (:

xxLeah