Jordan Peterson - How to move forward after a huge mistake

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[matthewwoodmass]

I made a terrible mistake when I was 14 and I take full responsibility for it. I am disgusted by my actions.
I'm 20 and have felt guilt since I made my mistake. I've been trying to repair it, fix it and work on myself. Sometimes the guilt gets overwhelming when I think about what I did in detail but I will always rise above it, with the reminder of what went wrong so I do not make those same mistakes again. They are a lesson that put me back in my place.
When I start feeling smart and intelligent life finds away to remind me of what I did to show me I am able to make those mistakes. I'm fully capable of it. (not that I want to be) but we all are. I have faced the evil I could become if I don't stay on the right track.

I look back on my former self with intense anger and frustration because I hate the kind of people who do what I did with a passion and so does the rest of society - that means I hate myself. But its been 6 years of development.. am I even the same person? My answer is no, I'm not the same person. I am better. I was an uneducated, dimwitted, un-socialised, porn addicted loner of a kid. I am not that anymore. Since then I've been through an intense break up, in and out of mental hospital, seen my parents divorce, my sister nearly kill herself, I reconnected with my mother.. I'm not the same person.

I was reminded of my actions again tonight. I am an adult, not a stupid kid anymore. I've grown up and learned my lesson.
I'm sorry for what I did, I wish I could take it all back but I cannot. My guilt is immeasurable. The only thing I can do now is continue developing and move on.

[G_Dog]

"If we all had to pay the ultimate price for our sins, every single one of us would be dead."

[dilynbaum]

I got angry in an argument with my girlfriend and out of pure rage I broke up with her, never have I regretted something so much as letting my anger take control. I found this video because I cant sleep with so much regret. Weve agreed to stay friends and see what happens in a few years but I still miss her immensely. This video gives me hope that I can change. Honestly dude, thank you

[..feb.]

In moments like these, realise that it's an opportunity to practise compassion towards yourself. Be kind to yourself. Everyone makes mistakes, big and small. So long as you learnt something useful from your mistake, then there is no need to feel guilty. Guilt is not a productive emotion. Be kind to yourself.

[KaneT.]

It's been nearly four years since I last watched this and I promised myself i'd never comeback here in any sort of guilt or regret towards myself but here I am

[dreamofatiger]

YOU are not your MISTAKES, you are infinite AWARENESS. The evidence for that is the fact that you can observe the mistake, so the QUESTION arises: WHO observes the mistake?
Your TRUE self (your awareness) observes the mistake, and that MISTAKE is nothing more than the conditioning of your mind at that certain given time when you did it. Everytime you feel the guilt just try to EXIT your mind and watch it as unbiased OBSERVER. This is the first and most important step to dissolve the past pain for the past mistakes. Do not forget that YOU are not your past mistakes, your true self is ENDLESS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND AWARENESS. That is true YOU.
I hope this will help at least one person.

[charliemorgan]

I fucked up one to many times. I have made some terrible mistakes that I have now realized, at 17, are so fucked up. I don’t want to be seen as an evil person which I’m not. I swear on my own life that I will not make this mistake again. Today I have overcome the devil inside me. Thanks, and I’m sorry to anyone I’ve ever hurt.

[d.c.b]

I wish I had seen this reminder before I beat myself up too hard and made a fool of myself but the goal is to focus on continuing to learning and improving becoming the best version of myself = it is not the end of the world whatever we might be going through guys ❤

[SuperVpower]

I made a mistake, it's been almost a year now, this mistake will follow me till the end of time, in my head and on the Internet, I'm worried about my future, what lies ahead, and if I can ever overcome what I did. I feel as If Ive been cancelled before my life even started. ITs closed a lot of doors. But I try to live everyday by the saying that we are not judged by our worst days, but by our best.

Thx
pce and love to all

[cameronsanchez]

Man, I didn't realize all these people in the comments feel the same feelings that I do 😥 I'm so sorry about my wrong doings and I will do much better!

[tomb_]

I've made so many mistakes throughout my life and I'm barely an adult. So many things that completely screw up my insides when I think about and it's terrible, recently though I think I've hit an all-time low and I'm unsure what to do about. I've lost so many friends and respect from people and I understand more than anyone that it's my fault but it was a just a handful of bad decisions and I wasn't thinking straight. There have been times when I've wanted to just end it just to show that I am remorseful in some way. I don't even know when I'm thinking straight anymore and it's just so hard to forgive myself when other people will always see me the same way. I've still got my entire life ahead of me and yet after a handful of mistakes people will forever hold me to that and so long as they do, so will I.

[davidfayfield]

I’ve made mistakes in my life. The ones that really get me are job related. I’m a physician. And I’ve made mistakes that have hurt patients. There is a always a process I go through after the mistake. What happened, why did it happen? I search for answers. Finally after some time has passed I realize that there is nothing more I can do with it. Time heals, but the scars are there.

[goofball]

I’m 15 and I’ve made so many terrible mistakes this year. Lying to people, acting out, losing my temper and hurting people, and myself, and accidentally offended others. The truth is I hate myself a lot, and I don’t feel like I deserve good things. How do I forgive myself for these mistakes? I lie awake every night crying and thinking about what I’ve done.

[fuckuyearsago]

I am fucked up, I wish I can time travel and stop myself that day

[danielroy]

I made a "mistake" 5 years ago and the consequences still effect my life. No matter how much I change nothing gets better and it's literally impossible for me to make amends to he victim. Because of my criminal record I"m basically not allowed to do anything meaningful with my life. Making myself into a better person doesn't make anything better.

[tanman]

I’ve been watching this video for over 2 years now. I’ve often had to listen to it every single day, to remind myself that I made a bad decisions, but I’m not (necessarily) a bad person

Jordan Peterson has literally saved my life

[mlgwolftrix]

I made a disgusting mistake out of curiosity and it about ruined my life, I wish I can go back and change it, I know I’m a teenager still but it’s disgusting and I don’t want anything to do with my mistake anymore, it’s negatively effecting my life and it’s sad of what I seen

[carlgregory]

I recently made a very big mistake towards someone I care about and has cost me dearly. Your advice is of value to me. Thank you!

[UnfinishedRiot]

I suffer and cause suffering for others because I beat myself up without moving on.

[ariadnabarajas]

It’s amazing to see how people come together and support one another and show mercy when we realize we made bad actions and want to be forgiven for them ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️we are horrible human beings but God is good and that is the reason to keep moving forward ❤️❤️❤️❤️