Feeling better and guilt seizures

[athelstanent]

Well my illness is over and the snot control medicine is doing its job. Yeah!

The odd that I'm trying to figure out why something I did years ago would suddenly overwhelm me with feelings of guilt. It can be every thing from true open mouth, insert foot moments, to being late to an appointment, or personal goal that I did not meet. Should I feel bad for talking back to my Aunt 15 years ago? About accidentally taping over a movie from my uncle from 13 years ago? How about saying something wrong to friends in college 7 years ago? I could go on and on about stupid things that I've done, that I've regretted, that I've worked on never doing again, that I've apologized for... when can I let go and not feel bad for those things? How can expect to grow when these things will come out of nowhere and seizures my mind for a moment as guilt washes over.

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[strider-orion.livejournal.com]

I know how you feel. I get those guilt twinges all the time. Espcially about stuff I did when I was young. I mean, stuff that dates back to middleschool! Mostly about me being mean and rotten to my brother and sister. I wish there was a way to make those things stop myself. If you find a cure, please tell me!

[clauditorium.livejournal.com]

I had a flashback today to something really stupid I said and I cringed. It's natural. All it means is that you learned from it, and it reminds you that you have a conscience.
These things will pop back up once in a while. Not much you can do about it, so simply let them pop up and fade back out.