You can’t change the past, but you can change how you feel about it. We’re all shaped by our past, but there are times when it is essential not to let your past dictate your future. When your past haunts you, it can be not easy to move on and get what you want from life. By processing your past and coming to a place where you feel more comfortable, you can create the future you wish to, without being so focused on your past. If you want to deal with your past and start looking to the end, here are some tips that might help you.

Acknowledge Past Hurts
Sometimes the best way to deal with something that happened in the past is to acknowledge it and its effect on you. If you were hurt by something that happened to you in the past, admitting that it hurts you can be empowering. It can allow you to start to move on, rather than living in denial and not allowing yourself to examine what happened. Similarly, it can be beneficial to acknowledge when you might have hurt other people. It can help them to heal and allow you to heal too.

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Forgive Yourself for Mistakes
Admitting to the times when you mess up and make mistakes is essential to growing as a person. You need to be able to own up to things that you do wrong to learn from them. However, at the same time, it’s important not to dwell on your mistakes for too long. Beating yourself up for them and feeling guilty isn’t very productive, and it doesn’t help anyone. Learning from your mistakes is brilliant, but punishing yourself for them forever won’t help you build your future.

Seek Therapy
Everyone can benefit from a little help now and then. If you want assistance to deal with your past, you can find that therapy is helpful. There are different types of therapy that you might find useful and some are even intended especially for helping people to process certain events in their past. If your aim is to process trauma, rapid resolution therapy is one option that you have. It combines a number of techniques to help you address traumatic events and reach a healthier place. Therapy could help you to view the past in a healthier way and give you space to talk about your feelings.

Focus on the Present
Learning to focus on the present can help you to let go of the past and focus more on your future. There are various ways you might create a greater focus on the present so that you can create a better future for yourself. Some people use mindfulness techniques to help them stay present and avoid dwelling on the past. It can also help you to avoid getting too stressed about the future.

Dealing with your past can help you to create a better future for yourself where you feel happier and more focused.