How do you forget the past?

India
November 23, 2006 6:41pm CST
I was raped alot and hurt physically when I was 22. I'm 30 now and the memories are still strong. They get triggered by little things. How do I erase them?
6 responses
@xtinelee (3371)
• Singapore
24 Nov 06
I'm sorry to hear that, but I think memories are the hardest to erase.. they aren't like pen ink you know. Hope more time will heal your soul.
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@camara_me (615)
• United States
24 Nov 06
You never do, but if you talk about it. It helps. It gets easier, but never gos away. If you help others, that helps to.
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@gifana (4833)
• Portugal
24 Nov 06
Rowboat - photo of a rowboat floating on calm waters and the shore reflecting in the water.
I normally use the past as a university....always learning. However, once it is past all the ugly things are forgotten and I put more effort into remembering all the happy things. If for some reason I thing of something awful, especially when I'm trying to get to sleep, I just imagine a tropical island with the breezes blowing softly through my hair, or I see a rowboat rocking gently on the rippling waters. Helps me every time.
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@peizli (1000)
• Australia
24 Nov 06
Thats awful. I'm not sure you can erase them. Have you been to a councellor, as thats all you can do really, talk about it and try and come to some sort of closure. All the very best and good luck to you.
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@jettacos (63)
• Philippines
24 Nov 06
i think you'll have to fill your memory with nice things, experience. confide your feelings/emotions to a friends so that you can be relaxed. there's no proper way of forgetting the past but you will have to move on for your own good. i think everyone had been devastated with their past but if you keep thinking of that you can't enjoy life...
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@ralevi (1885)
• United States
24 Nov 06
I erase them with playing sports.
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