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Am I the only one who feels this way?

I just realised how much I wasted my time during secondary school. I remeber being lazy af throughout and not making the most of my time. Wasted most of my time in my room whereas I could've taken part in sports, could've socialised more but no I thought I was better than everyone and decided not to be so involved in school. Didnt make any memories during it e.g didnt even go to prom which I fully regret now. Wish I could go back and fix my *****y attitude and live a better life but I guess I should just forget my past and look forward to do things better in the future. Any advice on how to get over this regret?

Reply 1

GUMI

Yeah, I suppose in retrospect I could have been more involved with activities and such but at the same time I wouldnt be who I am today if I had done things differently (though idk if thats good or not...) :biggrin:

Reply 2

KCButton

I feel the same way, however I also know that there is only the now. Make the most of your time now, for it is the only thing that exists in time and then you'll never feel like this again throughout the rest of your life!

I recommend reading "The power of now" by Eckhart Tolle. Taught me a lot about wasting my time thinking about the past and future when all I can do is live in the... you guessed it, now!

Reply 3

Leaf_21

That's so sad. There are movements when i also used to regret a lot of things. But then i heard somewhere, something which sort of changed the way i look at the world..."take every chance you get as every opportunity improves you" and "you'll never get a movement back, so make the most of life". Idk if thats even something a person has said or whether it's a bunch of advice i heard from differnt places but after that i take part in everything i could. I try hard to live life to the fullest.

As for how to get over your regret. Well i think a good way to start is by trying to live your life without any regrets... take every opportunity you can and just get out there. The more you start doing things which you never thought you would do, you'll get over the regret of all the times you missed out.
And one more thing. Never think about the past, unless you want to learn from it. Just focus on the present and have hope for the future and you'll be fine. 😊