Pressure. Regret feels like pressure to control something you no longer have control over. Leave the pressure. In your jaw, at the base of your neck, let the pressure go. Journal Prompt: The pressure of regret is…

Moments. The emotional experience of regret is like a storm. A storm blows through, aggressive, loud, windshield-wiper necessary. But clouds pass, the rain eventually stops, and the threat passes. You can choose to be an observer. Instead of storm chasing, you can accept the emotional experience of regret. You can build your tolerance muscle and wait out the passing of the storm, knowing that the experience of regret is a moment in time–apart of you–but not all of you. Journal Prompt: The emotional experience of regret is like...

Perhaps your exhaustive reflection on regret comes from a motivation that you don't want to redo something you paid dearly for. Admirable. As if you are paying penance in your reflection wheel, keeping regrets top of mind to ensure no relapses.

Regret is apart of actively engaging in life, like an occupational hazard. If you are only to sit on the sidelines, for sure, fewer regrets may occur. But might that be a regret in and of itself–to stay on the bench and not engage?

Isolation. Regret drags along isolation. Isolation traps your thoughts in narrow and unforgiving tunnels. Then, at epic speeds and alone, regret becomes about your own worthiness as a human. Journal Prompts: The isolation of regret steals... Regret Series Journal Prompts Anger Identity New Beginnings

Processing regret is about having empathy for the vantage point of the past self.