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REGRETS - DO WE FOCUS ON THEM TOO MUCH? …

The obvious answer is yes, yet so many of us do. All too often, we allow them to torment us. Quite a few psychologists report it’s one of the main issues they have to talk through with their clients. It can torment them as they look back and wish outcomes they are now living with one way or another were different. Often regrets can be recurring, bringing with them heavy feelings such as sorrow, a sense of having missed out and even shame. Regrets, if we let them fester (and it’s best not to), can have a haunting presence like that of ghosts. However, there are positives and silver linings in the situations we find ourselves in due to our regretful behaviour or decisions. Easy to say, but they’re definitely there. The trick is recognising them rather than being swamped by the over-focus on “what could have, should have been" type of thinking.

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