Do you blame yourself for having done something wrong?

China
March 26, 2010 6:14am CST
Hi, friends. Let me start by saying that i'm the kind of person who always aims for perfection whatever i do, and of course, i make the best effort to do everything. When i did something wrong, i can't help blaming myself even if it were not really my fault. It's sort of difficult for me to forgive myself. Sometimes i think i might be too hard on myself as there are many things that are beyond my control. But i just can't get over it. What about you? Do you blame yourself for having done something wrong? Or do you just laugh it off and forgive yourself? Come and share your opinions. Thanks~
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21 responses
• Philippines
27 Mar 10
Yes I do blame myself sometimes over the things that I had done wrong. Sometimes when deciding there are two options we choose and if we choose the wrong option the regret will comes out and then we blame ourselves. I believe that is normal and it is normal to forgive yourself too and start again from scratch. I am not blaming myself that serious sometimes I do just laugh at myself sometimes. It depends on the severity of the mistake I had done.
• Philippines
29 Mar 10
Oh, do not blame yourself for whole life as you needed that experience to keep you going with your life. Pain will heal on the right time, do not waste your time blaming it to yourself because it will only refresh the feeling you had experience.
• China
27 Mar 10
Yes. It depends on what kind of mistakes we made. As to something trivial, i can easily laugh it off, but if it is as serious as affecting my life or work, it's not easy for me to forgive myself and then go on as if nothing had happened. For instance, i lost my job for making a mistake in work, i may blame myself for my whole life.
• China
29 Mar 10
Thanks, friend. I suppose i'd better change my usual way of judging myself, and learn how to forgive myself for something i did wrong. It's true that making mistakes is a way of accumulating experience. A lot of experience makes our life easier to cope with. It'll be wise of me to follow your advice, i think.
@mjcookie (2271)
• Philippines
26 Mar 10
I am a perfectionist, too. And every time I have done something wrong, I don't vocally say "I'm sorry, it's my fault." The thought lingers in me for a very long time, making me feel very bad about myself. And then I have this fear going in my mind that the person is probably already mad at me. I really get completely embarrassed as well. And then I get shivers all over my body; my skin flushes.
• China
26 Mar 10
Sounds like an interesting process. Thanks for sharing. I don't have fear in my mind when i did something wrong, but i do feel a little bit guilty, even if it were not for me to be blamed. I really have to experience a tough time trying to forget all about it as that bad feeling lingers in me endlessly.
@mjcookie (2271)
• Philippines
26 Mar 10
And then after that, I forget them.
• Philippines
27 Mar 10
I let many fools steal my money and belongings before and I blame myself for it. I feel the dark clouds over my head and I'm not happy with my misfortune. As a rule when I commit a mistake, I do not punish myself but instead gather information about the strange occurrence to know what began everything and what I could have done to reverse it. After that I try to relax and wait until I overcome the hassle.
• China
28 Mar 10
Oh, that's too bad. The same thing did happen to me last year. My purse was stolen when I was in a bus. I didn't know it until I wanted to pay for the items I bought in the market. I really felt that the dark coulds was over my head at that moment, as all my credit cards were in it and I lost every penny. I felt I had no way to go and I just kept blaming myself for a whole night. Fortunately, however, I received a call from a stranger the next morning informing me that he had found my purse. So, you see, I was really very very lucky to get it back. Of course, I learned a lot from that experience and now I'm always careful with my purse.
• Singapore
28 Mar 10
I'm also a perfectionist and I do blame myself for doing something wrong. However, I would eventually get over it by admitting that I'm a sinner so it's inevitable that I make mistakes. But I would try as far as possible not to make the same kind of mistakes again.
• China
28 Mar 10
Thanks for responding, friend. When i made mistakes, i get over it by managing to do something to make up for it. I know it's inevitable that we make mistakes, but i never think that i'm a sinner. I don't understand why you think of that. For me, no one in the world is a sinner. We make mistakes due to various reasons, but it can never be that we're sinners. Have a good day!
• United States
27 Mar 10
I am exactly like you. If something goes a tiny bit wrong and I can't fix it, for example, a test that I score 99 on, I start to have a bit of a bad day. Sometimes, I really wish I weren't like this, since it makes me depressed a bit too much.
• China
28 Mar 10
Hi, you're exactly the same as me, friend. When I was in junior high school, I was really strict with me on every subject. If I failed to do better than others, I blamed myself continuously and had a real bad day. I was like that for many years, but later I began to realize that it was not a good method of coping with failure. After all, it's better for me to find out the reason rather than cry over the spilled milk. So I learned to control my mood bit by bit and now I'm better in doing that. Though I still blame myself for having done something wrong, I try to figure out the reason from which I can learn something. Thanks for sharing.
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
7 Apr 10
most of us want perfection in everything we love to do.but things really happen at times you can blame yourself for anything you've done wrong but your just human born to make mistakes right? as time pass by,you've learned a lesson from such experience and when the same situation comes along,you'll now how to handle it! don't get hard on yourself too much!!!
• China
7 Apr 10
Thanks for yous advice. It's actually quite natural for us to make mistakes as we are just humans having no control upon everything. So doing something wrong is really unavoidable. But as you mentioned, the significant thing is we need to learn from our mistakes to make sure we won't make the same mistakes again in future as there are many chances of our committing same mistakes many times.
@Devilova (5392)
• Indonesia
26 Mar 10
Yes, sometimes that happen to me.That's why I really-really carefully in doing anything.If I feel that I will fail, I will leave it ASAP.But if I can't denied it, just take the good side of it.And You will feel different. A failure was the way to succeed, You have to keep that in Your mind.
• China
27 Mar 10
Thanks for your generous sharing, friend. But i'm afraid there are some misunderstandings. I'm talking about making mistakes, rather than failure. They are two things of different nature. When i talk about mistakes, i refer to something that should be done in another way while i did in this way which is proved to be wrong. But failure means something that i failed to make it. I do not blame myself for failing to do something, but it's real hard for me to forgive myself for having done something wrong that i could have done it correctly.
@ebuscat (5935)
• Philippines
27 Mar 10
For me I can't stop blaming my self until that I found that it is enough because I'm pity for me.
• China
28 Mar 10
You're the same as me. I can't help blaming myself for quite a long time until people around me get bored and can't bear me anymore. I think that all depends on different persons. Someone may just laught it off and move on, but others may not be able to get over quickly. Have a nice day!
@1anurag1 (3576)
• India
26 Mar 10
yes but not every time. there are number of reasons. yes i just feel when ever i am wrong but not accept each time. as i feel in the society nobody really cares for this if i just accept my mistakes and most of the time i have to face negative problems due to this. so i just avoid to just show whether i committed a mistake.
• China
28 Mar 10
Yes, I think you're right. Nobody will care for us if we just accept our mistakes and blame ourselves for having done it. But I don't think it wise to hide our mistakes before others. I don't mean that you should not accept your mistakes, I mean you have to learn from your mistakes and try to avoid making the same ones next time, though you may perhaps be unwilling to let others know that you did something wrong.
• United States
27 Mar 10
I always make sure I know what I am doing to avoid mistakes but as human I do minor mistakes but it doesn't hurt anyone but on me..instead of blaming myself, I learn from it. promised not to do it again next time. it's hard to be perfect but as you learn on every mistake you made..I guess you will no longer make mistakes because you aware of the outcome and consequences if you do such things ..like weigh everything first before doing the decession..
• China
27 Mar 10
I can't agree with you more, friend. Weigh everything first before we take actions is a good way to avoid mistakes. Though we may never be able to eliminate mistakes, at least we can do something to reduce the chance of making mistakes. I think this is a necessary step that many people forgot to take as most of us are rash in taking actions.
• China
27 Mar 10
I always do wrong things and blame myself for it. But I would like to find some reasons to forgive myself. I think if we quite understand what we did wrong, we need not punish ourselves as we will never make the same fault again.
• China
28 Mar 10
It's good to try to find out the reasons, my friend. If we are quite clear about why we did something wrong, then we can possibly forgive ourselves and move on.
@setsuna26 (2751)
• Philippines
26 Mar 10
Its actually pretty simple, if your the one to be blamed with whatever it is that your did then naturally you have to take responsibility.But that doesnt mean everytime something goes wrong you will keep on blaming yourself. Assess the situation and try to think clearly of what happened lastly instead of blaming you should be using your time thinking about how to make it up instead. You wont solve anything if you just blame all the time even if your just blaming yourself ;)
• China
27 Mar 10
Yes, i think it wise to assess the situation to find out what was wrong instead of keeping blaming myself, as it is really of no use in solving the problem. The important thing is we should learn "how to learn from our mistakes" , or we'll never be successful in avoiding the same mistakes, which, i suppose is human beings' biggest enemy. Thanks for responding. Wish you all the best!
@ginoduds (50)
27 Mar 10
Wrong?! wrong is just simply natural! it's the balance of nature.. if there's RIGHT, there's also WRONG! Blaming oneself isn't the solution at all. Try to think everything all over again and ponder on these words "EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON". Don't be discouraged on something that does not seemed to be your desired output because it's all part of something much better!
• China
28 Mar 10
Yes, it's the balance of nature. Right always goes with Wrong. Nobody can keep doing the right things without ever making a mistake, and vice versa. I agree that blaming ourselves does no help to solve the problem. The key is to find out the particular reason and learn from our mistakes. This is the way to success. Thanks for sharing. Best wishes!
• Philippines
26 Mar 10
Hi there! There's nothing wrong of aiming for perfection, but sometimes humans have the tendency to focus too much on it that makes the perfection imperfect!Mistakes are part of life, and sometimes they are the one that molds us into perfection. So, chill out!Please don't dwell too much on your mistakes..because you might not notice it you're drowning into it already. Instead, make use of those things you wrongly done into something constructive and positive. Learn from your mistakes and live with what you would learn from it.
• China
27 Mar 10
Absolutely. I feel like applauding for your words. Dwelling too much on our mistakes places obstacles on our way ahead. If we keep lingering in past mistakes, we may soon lose faith both in ourselves and in life. Ultimately, we'll find that we have lost the ability to enjoy life's beauty. But actually, if we have the courage to learn from our mistakes, we'll be much closer to success day by day. It is from our mistakes that we learn to how to do things correctly.
@akuler (3531)
• Malaysia
26 Mar 10
Hi chenxiaoyue, I think everybody want to be perfect. If possible we do not want to make a mistake. By we are only a human being. As a human being we do mistake at a time or another. Sometimes things are out of our control and we can do nothing about it. Realize this situation, I would not put the blame on myself if I do something wrong. But if I could do better and the things is under my control then I would blame everything on myself. Things like a choices that we need to take and something like that. If we had a choices then that mean we can make a different on a different choice we made. Success or failure is depend on our choice and I usually blame myself if I do make a wrong choice.
• China
26 Mar 10
Thanks for your attention. I understand what you mean. It's true that we shouldn't always put the blame on ourselves as there are so many things that are out of our control. Sometimes, we human beings seem completely powerless. Natural disasters, for instance, are quite beyond our control. It is the same case with many trivial things. I think the significant thing is whatever we do, we should do our utmost to do it regardless of the finan outcome. Even if it goes against our expectation, we should learn to accept it calmly.
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@megamatt (14292)
• United States
26 Mar 10
Well, if I do something wrong, then it is most likely my fault. Not always, but most of the time, it was an error in judgment on my part. I will try and move on, to learn from my mistakes, but it can be something that is rather difficult to deal with at times. Especially since there are mistakes that stick out in my mind that bury all of the successes I might have had. That can be a big pain and quite the bother. The most important thing is to learn from the mistakes. Do not try and just mindlessly blame yourself. Instead, figure out what precisely had went wrong. Then do your best to not make that mistake again. It is okay to make mistakes. It is not okay to repeat the same mistakes without learning anything. Live and learn and grow from your experiences. Doing something wrong may in the end make you a better person than doing something right. I admit I am not perfect. In fact, I am the furthest thing from that. However, when I make mistakes, I try not to repeat them. Or really mindlessly blame myself, because that solves nothing. At the same time, I cannot just move on. I have to think about what has been done wrong. Then I will learn from the mistakes and pinpoint what I did wrong. Then attempt to not do it again. Live, learn, and grow and life will be much, much, easier.
• China
26 Mar 10
Thanks for responding, friend. The same thing goes on my part too. When i did something wrong, i find it so difficult for me to forget all about it. The lingering sense of guilt seems to be always on my mind and never goes away. This negative feeling, to some extent, bothers me not a little. It's as if i were struggling with life. But i do learn from mistakes. I often look back to think about why i made that mistake and what i should do in the future to avoid making the same mistake. This kind of reflection does help a lot.
@madteaparty (2748)
• Japan
26 Mar 10
I try not to take things too seriously but I admit that sometimes, when I do something wrong, I can't help but blaming myself and feeling really bad about it. It has to be a really big thing, though.
• China
26 Mar 10
That's what i'm keeping telling myself all the time. When i did something wrong and found it too hard to get over, i tell myself not to take it too seriously, and for me, it really works a bit.
@atv818 (1980)
• United Arab Emirates
26 Mar 10
Don't be too hard on yourself. Sometimes, I'm like that myself because we wanted things to be perfectly done but things can go out of our control. If I know that I did give the very best I can do on the situation, I just pat myself on the back and simply look forward. At least, I learned a new lesson and the next time, I can work my way around the situation.
• China
26 Mar 10
Just pat yourself on the back and then look forward. That's a wise way to cope with mistakes. As the proverb goes "there's no use crying over the spilled milk", it makes no sense to cry over mistakes. The important thing is we need to find out the reason of making that mistake and learn from it so that we won't make the same stupid mistake next time. Thanks for sharing!
• India
26 Mar 10
Hi, well friend i would say that everyone aims for perfcetion as almost everyone wants to come first in class but thier is always numbers that someone is first and other is second, third and so on........... It is nature, situation and overall luck too as one tries and fails in all sincere efforts and other wins in one chance.
• China
26 Mar 10
Yes, i admit luck plays a part too. Hard work may not always get one hundred percent reward. So we shouldn't press ourselves too hard in everything. Thanks for sharing. Have a good day!
@pwnson (150)
• India
23 Jul 10
yes of course everybody want to be perfect whatever they do, nope i don't blame myself for having done something wrong .