Can we learn to forgive for better mental health?

Trigger warning - I talk about different traumas that I’ve experienced that some may find distressing.
Forgiveness is often one of the hardest things we can do when someone or a group of people have harmed us in some way. We often carry around resentment, anger and hate towards this person or group and this can delay our mental health recovery and often make us more ill both mentally and physically. Forgiveness is something that is possible, and I will be sharing my own experience of this in the video. I’m still not quite there on my forgiveness journey, but I’m hoping that with more therapy I will get there, and I hope you can too.
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Gem
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Welcome to my KZbin channel where I’m hoping to educate people on the different types of mental disorders to provide an understanding and learn ways to cope. I also vlog about my own experience of living with mental illness, as well as sharing other aspects of my life. I want to raise awareness of mental health problems and mental illness, so I hope my channel helps you and others.
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- Simple Recovery - ‘Why forgiveness is absolutely needed in addiction and mental illness recovery www.simplerecovery.com/why-fo...
- Huffington Post - 5 steps to forgiveness www.huffpost.com/entry/5-step...
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Samaritans - 116 123
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Sane line UK - 0845 767 8000
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Mind website - mind.org.uk
Time to Change - time-to-change.org.uk
Rethink mental illness - rethink.org
USA - 1-800-273-8255
Canada - 514 723 4000
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[@farhiyomohamed6730]

My week has been crazy with forgiveness I want everyone to forgive me even I haven't done anything to no one but I still want everyone to forgive

[@kimberly7558]

👍 It works for me.

[@matthewhughes3749]

this is so interesting Gem because my christian world view teaches me a lot about forgiveness i know it's not about letting them off the hook it's for our benefit but what people need to realise they are going to be held accountable for their actions i believe that to be God now not everyone agrees with that but for me that is the truth of scripture and i find science tends to play catch up with the wisdom of the bible God has been saying about forgiving you neighbour r for centuries

[@matthewhughes3749]

@@sallybutton6237 well no i'm strugglign a little because my mum was in hospital and it has made me exhausted so i am feeling really weak and stuff my bodies immaune system is not that strong because of low testosrone i have to have injections every 12 weeks but on the whole i am fine

[@kimberly7558]

🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯 🎈♥️🎈♥️🎈♥️🎈 Write a letter tie it to a helium balloons and let it go release the negative emotions that don't serve you. 🎈♥️🎈♥️🎈♥️🎈 ♥️🤺 ♥️ 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

[@TheLittleBluePot]

I love this idea Kimberly, thanks so much for suggesting it, it will help others. Hope you're ok and had a good week. Take care. Gem x

[@kimberly7558]

@@TheLittleBluePot Hello Gem I'm doing fine. Hope you are having a fun weekend. Thank You Gem. By the way just so you know I've tried this many many times over the years and for whatever reason it worked like magic for me. I don't believe negative emotions are healthy for body, mind or spirit so it seems to me that watching them fly away gives the emotional support I needed at that time it was fast, simple and effective.

[@kimberly7558]

@@TheLittleBluePot How's the fur baby doing? Is he still staying with you?

[@kimberly7558]

@@TheLittleBluePot My dog is sitting here crying wanting me to take him outside. Too cute his name is Scooter pooter

[@TheLittleBluePot]

Thanks@@kimberly7558you are so right, negative emotions are not good for the mind and body. I'm so pleased you have been able to forgive and that it has helped you so much, I will let you know how I get on with my forgiveness journey. Take care x