NONE@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-21 month agoOur brains remember random cringe and awful things we did in the past to prevent us for doing them again.message-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down18
arrow-up176arrow-down1message-squareOur brains remember random cringe and awful things we did in the past to prevent us for doing them again.NONE@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-21 month agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squarePronell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 month agoWe remember those moments with shame because we keep reliving them and reveling in the shame. Remembering something taints the memory with your current mindset. When those memories come up, choose a different response. Laugh at yourself. Forgive yourself. Love yourself. Those memories will change in response when you stop the self-abuse. And it really does feel better too.
We remember those moments with shame because we keep reliving them and reveling in the shame.
Remembering something taints the memory with your current mindset.
When those memories come up, choose a different response. Laugh at yourself. Forgive yourself. Love yourself.
Those memories will change in response when you stop the self-abuse. And it really does feel better too.