subject: Good People Make Mistakes - How To Forgive Yourself For Cheating [print this page] Cheating has been considered as one of the mistakes that has been a taboo on our society. Unlike now that it has gained a little social acceptance in the society, still cheating can be very damaging to a family as well as hurt the ones we love. With these reasons, a person who has cheated has a difficulty in forgiving themselves from this mistake.
Can you hear the question "How can I forgive myself from what I've done?" over and over again? Repeating this question will not make you feel better though, but will conclude that most people who cheat have a good heart.
Don't ever think that only bad guys do bad things. There are bad things that good people do as well. And just like what you're feeling right now, they have a hard time forgiving themselves from what they've done.
Forgive Yourself
1.Acknowledge your mistake. Admit that what you've done is wrong. Own your mistake. You will not be able to forgive yourself if you hide from your mistake. Learn from it. After that, move on.
2.Accept your imperfections. No matter how you want to be perfect, the fact that we're just human beings bound us for the imperfections of being mortals. Embrace this fact. Accept it. You can do mistakes without becoming a bad person.
3.Let the guilt of your mistake go. Sound easy, right? But t is easy. Just let it go and never take it back. It's like letting a bunch of balloons go and fly away until you can't see them anymore. Imagine letting you of that guilt until it fades away in the sky.
What's Good with Forgiving Yourself?
1.Lessens stress - who would want a less stress life? We all do. Through removing the guilt in your heart and mind, you are actually reducing the overall stress level in your life.
2.Lowers the risk for depression - by forgiving yourself and not ashamed of what you've done makes you feel less depressed and have a more positive idea about life in the future.
3)Happier and healthier relationships - whether you work things out with your spouse or move on to new relationships the truth is that they will all benefit by you learning to forgive yourself.
4.Freeing your mind from all the baggage of guilt - if you release the guilt that you feel towards yourself you will free your mind from the things that pulls it down. You can achieve more from it by forgiving yourself from all that you've done.
5.Get back yourself worth - one of the worst things that guilt will do to a person is to rob you of your worth as a person. Take it back by forgiving yourself and take control of yourself again.
