The Past that need to be forgotten

Singapore
May 18, 2010 11:15pm CST
I know that everyone here got bad memories about the past that hurt you. And I know most of you trying to forget that. In this case, lately I've been haunted again by old past which is very troubling me. I've forgotten those past, coz' I already left it behind, what happened in the past stay in the past but I don't know it came back and haunting me like almost every day now. It affects my life a lot and my relationship. My question is why is it hard to forget the past, why is it still lingering, do I need closure? Like some unfinished thing that I need to finish? Regrets? It's just really bothering me.
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9 responses
@Jack0113 (79)
• China
19 May 10
i also have bad memories that is still lingering. i ever try my best to forget it, but i find there's no way to forget that. and i do not want to try it now because it's just a waste of time. when the bad memories come to haunt me, i'd like to listen to some music and think the good things in the past or the future.
• Singapore
20 May 10
Yeah I agree with you. Music sometimes set me free from these troubling thoughts. Thanks for the advise
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
19 May 10
it must be really significant, that it haunts you now in your current life. i think you still have an issue to resolve, an issue you need to tackle now or it will forever be not forgotten and will most definitely trouble you. You have got to face whatever it is, whether it is a little thing that bothers you.. find the courage to face it and finish this issue that keeps haunting you.
• Singapore
20 May 10
Hi chiyosan, it is really significant. Thanks for the advise, I'll find the courage to resolve this i guess. Once and for all.
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
19 May 10
Hi donyun, It sounds as if you need closure or something on whatever it is that is troubling you. Yes, we have all had bad things happen to us in our lives and we also have all done things that we aren't overly proud of. The key isn't so much to "forget" I think but rather to learn from and move on from there. If it is someone that hurt you in your past then maybe you need to talk to that person or at least understand that what happened was more about the person and not you. It's really hard to give advice without knowing just what it is that is troubling you. I do know that if it is affecting your current life and relationships then it is something you need to face and come to grips with. Best of luck to you!
• Philippines
19 May 10
Snap out of it! That's what I can tell you because you will never ever face your future if you continue to dwell in your past. It will only be a burden to keep, set it free so that it will feel even lighter. All of us have past, but it will never be healthy if you still linger on your past, so please a better suggestion is snap out of it, be set free of it.
@sskelvin (133)
• India
20 May 10
Yes,sometimes there are a few past moments which are very difficult to forget and they keep haunting us.But the best cure for this is time.As years pass,other more important memories take their place, and this 'haunting' of memories becomes less and less frequent.So the best thing to do now is to occupy your mind in something else because eventually those past memories wouldn't haunt you anymore.
@braiym3 (135)
• Philippines
19 May 10
It is hard because it is part of our life no matter how bad or good it is. Past is something that you should not forget but rather take it as a learning experience. I guess we could never really really forget it, every now and then it will remind us. But on the other hand, closure might help you with the hep of acceptance. Based on my experiences, I love reminiscing even the sad times then laugh at it. I think do not forget your past because it will help you to be a better person. If you are hurt from your past, leave the pain but not the experience and learning.
@wongchoiyee (7413)
• Malaysia
19 May 10
Same to me. I am trying everyday and night to forget the past, but the more i m doing it, the more i can't forget. One day I already forget, but then the hurts come back. I am so dissappointed. But whatever, that is sad in the past, let it go. You let yourself go and other ppl as well. ANd pray!
@ifa225 (14364)
• Indonesia
19 May 10
maybe you needs to fix it up. it feels like your under consciousness won't receive it until it gets better
@med889 (5941)
19 May 10
If one is holding something in the past then no matter what one day it will crop up and haunt us too, we all have these past which we do not want to see or hear about and then here it comes to haunt us, it is easily to let go but to forget is difficult, I wish I could have forgotten some of my past events.