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so that there is no room left for your 9. Stop self–victimizing – We as
past to haunt you again. humans have different ways and
6. Make room for New – techniques to cope up with our past.
Declutter your mind from all the One of the most toxic ways is self-
negativities and past instances that victimizing. It is okay to feel sorry for
might not let you move forward. Ask yourself every once in a while, but
yourself, what do you expect your making it a way of life is not fair to
future to look like? Once that you or those around you. Empower
pathway is created in your mind yourself to look beyond those
invest your thoughts and energy into unfortunate circumstances happened
fulfilling the vision of your future. in your past. Try to pull yourself out
of the messy and negative thought
7. Change your mindset – As you process. If needed, take professional
must have heard “Change is the only help to understand your current state
thing that is constant in this world”. of mind.
The major step in letting go of your
past is to change the way you have 10. Unrealistic expectations –
always perceived it. If your entire Pinning your hopes and expectations
focus will be on the negative aspects on others will only lead to
of your past, your life will move in disappointment and ruining what you
negative direction. Your life and currently share with others. We
emotions will flow in the direction of sometimes become so co-dependent
your dominant thoughts. Do not let on others that somehow we start to
your past tie you down but accept it see them as our saviour as they will be
the way it is and motivate yourself so pulling us out of the shadows of the
that you have enough strength to let it past and throw some light on us
go. which is unfair to them and to you
too. You can always ask for external
8. Find what makes you happy - help to get you through this but at the
Finding something that fulfils your end of the day you must motivate
soul and makes you happy is the best yourself to be able to let go of your all
to finally let go of your hurtful past. bad past experiences.
Investing all your energy into a new
thing can distant your mind from all 11. Forgive yourself and others –
the negativities that were currently Sometimes you need to accept an
occupying your mind. That new thing apology you never got only to free
can be anything; a new hobby, new your soul from all the burdens of the
hairstyle, your love for reading books, past. Holding grudges against people
art, music, etc. Pick something that will only hurt you at the end. This
releases you from the shadows of the might create mind blockages making
past. it more difficult for you to see the
reality of today. Learn to forgive
others and let go of the past not for
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