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by Lysa TerKeurst | Dec 29, 2020 | Blog, Forgiving What You Can't Forget“We know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 (ESV) In 2015, The New York Times ran an article called “Googling for God.” In this article, author Seth Stephens-Davidowitz starts... by Lysa TerKeurst | Jan 7, 2021 | Blog, Forgiving What You Can't ForgetTo the girl whose hurt cannot be undone… Forgiving can seem impossible when the other person has not just affected a season of our life but affected us deeply every day since. Unchangeable wounds feel so very unforgivable. I agree; the person who hurt you should... Forgiveness may help release emotional baggage, such as anxiety, anger, and pain. A 2019 study notes that several studies have linked forgiveness to lower levels of depression and anxiety.
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Identify and articulate the things you’d like to forgive. Too often, hurts and offenses get intertwined and knotted up. They may not even come from the same source. To start the process, try to be specific about what you’d like to forgive. The concept of “forgive and forget” can be a complex and delicate topic to discuss, particularly for survivors of abuse or trauma. Forgiving and forgetting” implies that you’ve moved on and no longer think about the offensive act. But forgiving an offense can be hard to do. If you want help, consider reaching out to a mental health professional for guidance. They can help you with the next steps and provide you with tools to cope with your circumstances.Lichtenfeld S, et al. (2019). The influence of decisional and emotional forgiveness on attributions. We don’t forget — we learn. Each experience teaches us something, even the painful ones. Forgetting means you’re forgoing the lesson and growth that can come from it. Instead, consider using it to better equip you for the future.
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It also notes that forgiveness may even improve physical health and pain, while unforgiveness may increase heart rate and blood pressure. A 2011 study suggests that forgiveness may give the person permission to continue the offense. In some cases, people who hurt others can manipulate the forgiveness process. emotional forgiveness: replacing negative emotions toward the person who has wronged you with positive ones such as sympathy, compassion, or empathy
Noreen S. (2021). Moving on or deciding to let go? A pathway exploring the relationship between emotional and decisional forgiveness and intentional forgetting. decisional forgiveness: making a conscious decision to let go of hurt feelings, such as anger and resentment, putting them in the past, and moving forward free of the effects those feelings can bring
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The study of nearly 1,000 women ages 18 to 40 found that those who emotionally forgave an offense held the person less responsible for the offense than those who decided to forgive. Good Reads & Beautiful Things | December 2021 - Katherine Scott Jones on The Secret to Finding Beauty in the Midst of PainBut no one said that forgiveness was easy. It may be extremely hard. Forgiveness may be as much for you as it is for the person to whom you’re granting it. Toussaint L, et al. (2016). Forgiveness, stress, and health: A 5-week dynamic parallel process study. Experts in this study suggest that emotional forgiveness can lead to higher levels of forgetting than decisional forgiveness or no forgiveness. by Lysa TerKeurst | Sep 28, 2020 | Blog, Forgiving What You Can't ForgetDo you ever find yourself replaying and reliving the details of the deep hurt in your life? I understand. I’ve been there. And whether you’ve experienced pain through an event or a collection of hurt that built over time because someone wasn’t who they were...
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