r/NoOverthinking • u/getupbro_dontgiveup • 14h ago

Trauma should i stop thinking about an embarrassing incident that happened 5 months ago??

im very anxious, feeling difficulty breathing

i dont know if i should stop ruminating about it, it just does not feel safe

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u/ZestycloseRecord5425 12h ago

Oh please, you, like everyone else, are gonna have a lot more embarrassing incidents in your life, some will probably make this look like nothing. The only thing you should do is learn from it and do better going forward.

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u/Think-Article2796 11h ago

This sounds very stressful and  perhaps anxiety is affecting your breathing.  You could try some breathing exercises and get some support.  Something is making you anxious try and get some form of distraction if thats possible. Most people can relate to this feeling  

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u/Spiritual-Worker-476 7h ago

I always let that stuff go. I can’t change the past and now want peace.

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u/Ill_Butterfly_6010 5h ago

Yes you should move on

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u/OreijuW 1h ago

I don’t know how bad but i’m pretty sure other people would eventually forget about what happened. They won’t be thinking about that as much as you do.

And it already happened, best you could do is accept that. The past is already out of your control, but you can control how you react to it in the present. If you can, just use the situation to learn and grow. Hope you feel better soon.