Benjamin Shumway
New member
I sometimes start thinking about my past, and where I have ended up as a result. I think about all of the ways in which I could have lived my life better, and all of the people whom I should have gotten to know more. This behavior is self-destructive because I need to maintain a positive frame of mind in order to be sane and successful. Is there a healthy way to think about the past? Perhaps I should only think about the past whenever I am conducting a investigation on how I can improve? Even so, I should make sure that such investigations are worthwhile... an investigation into my past is pointless if it doesn't lead to any concrete cognitive or behavioral changes in myself. The trouble is that 99% of the times that I think about the past I do so non-constructively. I simply get sad while learning nothing or failing to implement what I've learned. Should I negate delving into my past altogether? Or what are some tips that you could give me on making sure that the way I think about my past is in a constructive manner?