One of the trending search phrases on #tiktok right now is “how do you forgive yourself” which is a really interesting phrase to go viral (though not surprising with the current level of collective guilt for perpetuating mass violence, but I digress) - but it provided the opportunity for me to pay forward a lesson my old therapist taught me: the why not and so what method. Enjoy. 🫶 #selfforgiveness #selflove #therapy
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I can't see the TikTok video. But IMO self forgiveness is only achieved through self correction. Most of the crap out there is just a bandaid and not really a solution. Introspection is difficult when the truth is unpleasant.
Yeah one of the first things I mention is that if the answer to “why can you not forgive yourself?” Is “because I secretly know I’m gonna let myself down again” then that’s a personal responsibility problem and needs accountability applied.
True words. Self responsibility is a hard lesson in the coddled culture of today.
The Hindu concept of Āhimsa is commonly translated as Nonviolence , but it can also be summed up as, "The ultimate form of forgiveness is not taking offense in the first place."