Mental Health and Forgiveness

I have found that forgiving others for their wrongdoings is essential in keeping your mental health in check. Our minds need clarity. The best way to give your mind clarity is to be at peace. Holding onto grudges, pain, and hurt can turn into a vicious cycle. However, this cycle can be broken. First, you must let go. Next, you must consider the person who needs forgiveness. Lastly, you must allow yourself to live with a clear mind. It is all up to you. You have the power to control this cycle. It is time to break it.

Letting Go

No matter what the situation is, the first step is to let go of the negative emotions you are feeling. Maybe someone mistreated your family member or friend. Maybe someone mistreated you. In any case, letting go is the path to feeling happy. In order to fill your life with positive emotions, you have to let go of the bad ones.

Helping the Other Person

Nobody wants another person to hate them. Nobody wants another person to feel negatively about them. This is especially true if there is a genuine apology on the table. Give the other person an opportunity to live with a clear mind. You may not want to, but you need to. Whatever horrible thing your enemy has done to you or others is not worth being angry about. Moving on is the best thing for you and for the person who has hurt you in any way.

If there is no genuine apology on the table, it is still important to forgive. That is because you are the bigger person. Lead your life positively and set the example you’d like others to follow.

Helping Yourself

In the end, you must be happy with yourself to thrive in life. Your mind needs peace. You will not have a peaceful, calm mind if you are spending time worrying about others’ wrongdoings. You’ve let go. You’ve done all you can do for the person who was in the wrong. Now, let yourself be free of everything. Let yourself breathe again. Anger and hurt are no longer going to control your life. YOU are going to control your life.

In Conclusion

This doesn’t mean you have to trust the people who have hurt you. All this means is that you are no longer going to let the situation dictate your life. Move on from them, and move on with your life in general. This will help you regain the happiness that you felt before the situation ever even occurred.