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Things i did as a kid
How do I forgive myself for things I did as a kid? Disgusting terrible illegal things? I’m grown and I would never do them now, but how do I move on?
How do I forgive myself for things I did as a kid? Disgusting terrible illegal things? I’m grown and I would never do them now, but how do I move on?
I have the same problem. Just know you’re not alone. I have so so much guilt from it that sometimes I feel like I’m dying from the thought of it. I’m grown now too, and I would never ever do those things again. To realize too, I was a child learning and being impulsive. I’m still learning to cope with it. Sending you love❤️
You need to acknowledge that you genuinely wouldn't do this now. A bad person wouldn't feel remorse or regret or guilt etc. This feeling you have in general just proves that you have grown. No guilt is needed. And all kids do bad things they aren't proud of but you gotta remember it's not just you and you were just a kid. You know better now
I have found that my OCD really makes guilt more intense. I have a hard time with getting over guilt too. I think it can help to identify what is going on. The OCD is hijacking our healthy consciences and then laying a burden of impossible guilt on us. But human beings were never meant to live under a blanket of impossible guilt. You can take your life back from OCD. It starts with recognizing that this guilt is not for you. Then you can take steps to defeat it. Big hugs. You are in good company. Don’t feel guilty about the past. You can live in grace. 💙💙
Think of this life as a training ground for something better—let's call it heaven. If we were born in that perfect place without any training, we would still make mistakes. Those mistakes would ruin the utopia. So, don’t feel bad about your mistakes. This life is meant for learning, and it’s okay to stumble along the way. Each mistake is a chance to grow and improve. Remember, this world is not the final destination; it’s a place where we prepare for something even greater. Embrace the lessons you learn here! Have a great day
I’m here with you too ☝🏼
So, I was exposed to pornography at a very young age and it ruined my childhood. Of course, at the time I saw those disgusting, horrible and even illegal things and I liked them, but now I have to deal with the consequences of that, and I feel disgusting. When I got professional help, I was told that even if when I was a child and watched lolicon, for example, it is okay beacuse I didn't harm anyone. But I still feel guilty, I do not want to hurt real children, I had never had these intrusive thoughts about children, it is only now that I am overcoming my addiction that I realize how awful and harmful the things I've seen were. How do I forgive myself, and accept my past mistakes?
I’ve done many things in my past that I regret heavily, and I can’t get over it.. I really can’t no matter what.. One being that when I was 14, I was making inappropriate comments and jokes to my friends/partners who were 1-2 years younger than me, and I feel so disgusted that I did this, why did I do this, I’m a horrible person, I don’t deserve anything…. Important to note: yes, at the time I didn’t know any better, I really didn’t, i remember it being really normalized, NOT an excuse but an explanation.. but, I regret being that way so badly, because it’s so gross I can’t believe I was so stupid… and I still see kids nowadays make jokes and comments to their friends/partners like this?? Why is it still normalized…
Does anyone have any coping mechanisms for helping to relieve guilt from things I have done in my past that I don’t like that I did?
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