What do you do when you feel stupid about something you did?
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CincinnatiDrummer
ANSWERS: 8
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i laugh it off with friends
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It took me a long time to master this, but I ask myself "How many people are thinking about [stupid thing I did] now?" The answer is usually none, so I tell myself, "There is no point in dwelling on it." Then, I just let it go.
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I ruminate for a while, then realise it was not that big of a deal.
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Due to my disorder (check profile) there's no way I can forget about it. No matter what attitude I take, I will always dwell on it. Because of this, I am still fretting about things I did 10 years ago
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I laugh at it a bit and convince myself that it was all done intentionally and for perfectly logical reasons that everyone should understand... if that fails then pretend you completely forgot all about it/it never happened.
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I try to remember the stuff my freinds have done that was stupid. And I tell myself I guess it could have been worse. Although I still dwell on it and keep telling myself why did I do that. But I also know it was a learning experience and I will not make that mistake again.
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These days, I just pretend as if it never happened; if I don't, my mind runs away with it and radically overinflates the reality of the situation. So I just move on, an internalize all my anxiety.
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My Standard Operating Procedure: I bash myself so badly in front of friends/colleagues that they are more or less forced to say: nooo, wasn't that bad/stupid, could happen to everyone, was actually funny, etc. Works every time ;-)
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