Posted by Ines on March 28, 2007, at 16:53:44
In reply to Coping with Guilt!, posted by Tom Twilight on March 28, 2007, at 15:39:26
Hi Tom,
Try not to think like that- everyone makes bad choices at some points in their lives, it's inevitable, and if you beat yourself up about choices that you made long ago, you'll only make yourself feel worse. You should focus on how to move on from where you are now. I've suffered from depression & anxiety most of my adult life, and I've made a few choices along the way that I really regret. Sometimes it really haunts me because, like you, I feel that my life is a mess and sometimes I think it's all my fault, but actually, I did the best I could to make myself happy at the time and who can blame me for that? One of my best friends has social anxiety and I know how crippling it can be- he is doing better now thanks to meds and CBT, but he got heavily into drugs and drink in the past, and even ended up in trouble with the police over it. And the thing is, he is one of the nicest people I know, always there for everyone.
Take care,
Ines
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