How to Deal with Hurt and Pain
1. Try and put into words exactly how you’re feeling. Is
it the pain of rejection? Is it an overwhelming feeling of shame and
self-loathing? Is it a sense of disbelief that you’ve been treated so cruelly
by others? Is it a sense of utter desperation?
2. Try and find a way of expressing the pain. Sometimes
we can tell the person who has hurt us– but often we feel that they won’t be
responsive. If that is the case, find someone you can open up to. It’s really important that you have the
chance to honestly express what you’re going through. If you feel there’s
no-one you can talk to right now, then perhaps try journaling, or using some
kind of art, like music or painting.
3. If the pain’s related to something that happened,
admit that you can’t go back and change the past. You need to let it go and
keep your eyes ahead. You are not defined by what happened to you, and you have
what it takes to live a rich, rewarding life.
4. Related to this, forgive yourself and don’t hold on to
regrets. Learn what you can – and then choose to move ahead. Don’t be a victim
of your past, or other people.
5. Reconnect with the person that you were previously.
Think of who you might have been if this had never happened. You can still be
that person: they are still a part of you.
6. Focus on the things that bring you joy and happiness,
and focus on those people who love care for you.
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