Regularly remember embarrassing things

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There are some things I did years ago that immediately make me hate myself from embarrassment. I'm 24 and back when I was in middle school I still remember this fight I got in where I made myself look ridiculous. That one isn't as strong anymore but used to bother me quite a bit up until a couple of years ago.

Another one from maybe 4-6 years ago was when I got in touch with my best friend from elementary school. Our parents were still sort of in contact and we started texting. I made some inappropriate jokes and she stopped talking to me. That one still embarrasses the hell out of me. I think it is because I don't think she thought it was a joke. That and I worry that it will get to my parents somehow and then I'd be double embarrassed or something.

Anyway. Is it normal to have such feelings over stuff from so long ago? How long on average does it take to stop caring about a particular event, and does the other non-embarrassed party ever really remember as long as you?

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  • seekelp
    9 years ago

    Yeah I feel you there. I think I've actually developed a mental illness due to constantly thinking about ways I've embarrassed myself in the past. I'd recommend just not thinking about them and moving forward.

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  • DarQness
    9 years ago

    you know, it takes only a split second for a person to do something they will regret for the rest of their lives.

    of course its normal, everyone has something in their past that pops up in their minds.

    even i do. the thing is to not dwell on it. and how you do that, only you can find the answer for yourself.

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  • pixie_dust
    9 years ago

    I know exactly what you mean. It's sort of like intrusive thoughts? One would think, why do you repeatedly remember only the things that make you feel crappy? It could be that you're being tormented by some malevolent entity. I've experienced this identically the same way. The first step to get rid of it is to identify it's there. Whenever you start feeling this way, tell it that it has no more power over you and it does NOT have permission to do this to you anymore! Tell it with authority, bcuz you have authority over your own self and own space. Just like you tell a ghost to leave and it does.

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