Divorce

Letting Go of Painful Memories

Chris Roberts asked: Everybody knows that life brings objectionable experiences. Many of these leave impressionable memories. If you understand how to let go, it can help in the long run. Here’s how to help you let go of painful memories. They are: If you have bad memories, you need to deal with where those memories came from.  Do not hold back because this does not help you get over what is ailing you. Try to speak to someone so they can help you in dealing with these memories. You can also purchase a journal and write down what you feel. Writing is quite therapeutic because it’s another way to get those feelings out. By talking and writing, you start cleaning your body mentally of those negative emotions. By letting go of the painful memories, you have the ability to comprehend the incident you had and know you were not at fault. You may learn that the incident happened for you to learn a particular lesson. That means you were to take something from it and apply it to things in a later date. It’s important to remember that as you begin to let go of the painful memories. It’s really up to you [...]


Get Past Painful Memories: Here’s How

Chris Roberts asked: When people get divorced, often times they want to get past the painful memories and relive those days they had before they were married. Unfortunately, it does not work that way. You can’t get back what you had.You don’t want to forget the good times you had with your ex spouse including the birth of your children, their birthdays and whatever else was good about the marriage. However, you can ease the pain you feel without forgetting.You can change how you look at events including hurtful ones by harnessing a natural mental skill. Thus change the pain into a shrug or turn it into a laugh.  Remember that some memories will last your lifetime. While some are good while others not so much. It may be difficult to remember those good times as well. Sometimes all you want to do is move forward with your life.For anyone going through a divorce, this is true. Divorces are difficult but keep a hold of those wonderful memories. Change the ones you find painful into better memories. Should you have plenty of bad memories, time can heal wounds and you can change them then.  This doesn’t mean rewriting the past. [...]