Ruminating on the Past
Chronic ruminators develop the habit of constantly replaying past mistakes. No amount of rumination or analysis of your past mistakes will change what happened.
If you want to move on with your life instead of staying stuck in the past, you must accept the past for what it is. When in doubt, take action in the present instead of dwelling on the past. Do something useful, right now, now matter how small, and resist the temptation to replay yet another scene from your past.
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