The first part of forgiveness is forgiving yourself. If you don’t, …show more content…
Forgiveness is something everyone has to do on their own at their own pace. Forgiveness doesn’t mean what happened was OK, and it doesn’t mean that person should still be welcome in your life. Forgiveness just means that you've made peace with the pain, and you are ready to let it go. You can also learn from that experience. You can use that experience in future problems. For example, I had a best friend who I told everything to. Like, who my crush was and the gossip I was hearing around the school. She eventually told pretty much everyone about my life and secrets. How do you forgive and forget about something that hurt you to the point where you never wanted to talk to them again? As teenagers, we are supposed to act mature and like adults. Even if forgiving and forgetting seems like the last thing we want to do, we need to because everyone makes mistakes. Your life will not only be happier it will be less stress free because you can go on with life like normal. Experts say that forgiving those who have wronged us helps lower blood pressure, cholesterol and heart rate. One study found that forgiveness is associated with improved sleep quality, which has a strong effect on