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feeling down

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I've been feeling really down lately...like I have messed up so many things in my life. All my mess-ups and mistakes are going round and round in my mind...everyday.

What I want to know is what have some of you done in a situation like this one? How do you quiet the mind so that you can have some peace?
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I listen to music, go for a walk, work with flowers. Probably not much help. I do understand the feeling though. Hope you feel better soon. Hugz.
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god ive been through this for the last 2 months.. music does help def. the body is not meant to sit motionless exercise thats what i do
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yeah they are right. for the short term music really really calms me down when i'm stressing myself out. i also like to just write and reflect about my life too. as far as the long term is concerned i'm still trying to figure that one out myself!!
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I read, hang out on DS, go for walks, and journal. I have also told myself, out loud, "STOP!"
I add up what I have done right in my life, and focus on that.
Repetitive thoughts suck!
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Now they have happened they are in the past all we can do is learn from them we can not change the past so you have to just let it go.

If you feel you have hurt someone apologize make ammends.

Most of the time we feel we have messed up everything.

That is all or nothing thinking you may have made a mistake but that does not mean you are the mistake.

Don't beat your-self up we beat our-selfs up worse than any one else would go it is Friday have a break from all the crap and a new moment starts in a moment!
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