
English: 
Have you ever felt like you can’t move on?
No matter how hard you try, you feel like
you are stuck in the past.
Your friends tell you to let go and even though
it sounds so simple it feels hard.
I know how moving on can feel impossible so
this video will go over why you get stuck
and how to let go of the past.
Everyone knows you can’t change the past
but we all tend to replay events in our head.
What’s interesting is that most people tend
to replay negative events more often than
positive ones.
The reason that happens is because the brain
handles negative and positive information
differently.
Negative experiences require more thinking
and are processed more thoroughly than positive
ones.
As a result, our brain is a lot better at
remembering negative events.
When you replay sad events, you tend to struggle
to accept the outcome and it makes you feel
stuck.
The reason why you might struggle to accept
the outcome is because recognizing an unhappy
ending makes you feel weak or it might cause
emotional pain.

English: 
Have you ever felt like you can’t move on?
No matter how hard you try, you feel like
you are stuck in the past. Your friends tell
you to let go and even though it sounds so
simple it feels hard. I know how moving on
can feel impossible so this video will go
over why you get stuck and how to let go of
the past.
Everyone knows you can’t change the past
but we all tend to replay events in our head.
What’s interesting is that most people tend
to replay negative events more often than
positive ones. The reason that happens is
because the brain handles negative and positive
information differently. Negative experiences
require more thinking and are processed more
thoroughly than positive ones. As a result,
our brain is a lot better at remembering negative
events. When you replay sad events, you tend
to struggle to accept the outcome and it makes
you feel stuck. The reason why you might struggle
to accept the outcome is because recognizing
an unhappy ending makes you feel weak or it
might cause emotional pain. You can’t change

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how your brain processes negative events but
you can reframe your emotional attachment
to those past events. In order to let go of
the past, you have to reframe your relationship
with the past. Here are 6 tips to help you
let go of the past.
1. Don’t let your past problems define who
you are. When you get stuck on a problem,
you might struggle to separate the event from
who you are. People like to create and maintain
problems because they can give you a sense
of identity. Your past may shape you but it
doesn’t define who you are currently. Just
because you failed at something in the past
doesn’t mean you are someone who is destined
to fail at that thing. Don’t let the past
control the person you are right now. Instead
of constantly thinking along the lines of
“I can’t believe this happened to me”
try thinking more like “I am fortunate for
this opportunity to create a new path in my
life”. By reframing how you see your past,
it can help you move forward.
2. Let your emotions flow. When you struggle

English: 
You can’t change how your brain processes
negative events but you can reframe your emotional
attachment to those past events.
In order to let go of the past, you have to
reframe your relationship with the past.
Here are 6 tips to help you let go of the
past.
1.
Don’t let your past problems define who
you are.
When you get stuck on a problem, you might
struggle to separate the event from who you
are.
People like to create and maintain problems
because they can give you a sense of identity.
Your past may shape you but it doesn’t define
who you are currently.
Just because you failed at something in the
past doesn’t mean you are someone who is
destined to fail at that thing.
Don’t let the past control the person you
are right now.
Instead of constantly thinking along the lines
of “I can’t believe this happened to me”
try thinking more like “I am fortunate for
this opportunity to create a new path in my
life”.
By reframing how you see your past, it can
help you move forward.
2.
Let your emotions flow.

English: 
to let go of the past, you experience emotions
like sadness, grief, anger, and disappointment.
Instead of feeling those emotions, some people
bottle them up because they are afraid of
those feelings and they don’t want to experience
them. The problem is that when you are bottling
up your feelings, you are disrupting the process
of letting go. When you bottle up your feelings,
they will show themselves later with even
worse consequences. You might end up doing
dangerous behaviors you might regret when
those pent up emotions show themselves out
of nowhere. Instead of bottling up your emotions,
acknowledge and express your emotions.
3. Focus on your work. This tip might not
be the best tip to follow in the long term
but it is very effective in the short term.
When you focus on your work, your mind won’t
be thinking about the past as much. If you
can reach a flow state while you work, you
will focus only on the work and you won’t
even think about the past at all. A flow state
is when you enter a mental state in which
the person performing an activity is fully

English: 
When you struggle to let go of the past, you
experience emotions like sadness, grief, anger,
and disappointment.
Instead of feeling those emotions, some people
bottle them up because they are afraid of
those feelings and they don’t want to experience
them.
The problem is that when you are bottling
up your feelings, you are disrupting the process
of letting go.
When you bottle up your feelings, they will
show themselves later with even worse consequences.
You might end up doing dangerous behaviors
you might regret when those pent up emotions
show themselves out of nowhere.
Instead of bottling up your emotions, acknowledge
and express your emotions.
3.
Focus on your work.
This tip might not be the best tip to follow
in the long term but it is very effective
in the short term.
When you focus on your work, your mind won’t
be thinking about the past as much.
If you can reach a flow state while you work,
you will focus only on the work and you won’t
even think about the past at all.
A flow state is when you enter a mental state
in which the person performing an activity

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immersed in it and you are in a state of energized
focus. In order to reach a flow state, you
must be in an activity with a clear set of
goals and purpose, the task at hand has to
have clear and immediate feedback, and you
have to find the task somewhat challenging.
Your work most likely fits that description
so if you find yourself struggling to let
go of the past then you should go do some
work. One thing to watch out for is that if
you keep turning to your work to get your
mind off the past then you will find yourself
overworking since you will look to your work
to escape. Overworking yourself has negative
effects that will get in the way of you moving
on and you don’t want to overwork yourself.
4. Surround yourself with people who make
you feel good. This is a very simple but effective
tip. When you are feeling down, surrounding
yourself with friends and family can lift
up your spirits. Leaning on them for support
not only helps you deal with feelings of isolation
but it also helps remind you about the good
things you have. You can talk to them about

English: 
is fully immersed in it and you are in a state
of energized focus.
In order to reach a flow state, you must be
in an activity with a clear set of goals and
purpose, the task at hand has to have clear
and immediate feedback, and you have to find
the task somewhat challenging.
Your work most likely fits that description
so if you find yourself struggling to let
go of the past then you should go do some
work.
One thing to watch out for is that if you
keep turning to your work to get your mind
off the past then you will find yourself overworking
since you will look to your work to escape.
Overworking yourself has negative effects
that will get in the way of you moving on
and you don’t want to overwork yourself.
4.
Surround yourself with people who make you
feel good.
This is a very simple but effective tip.
When you are feeling down, surrounding yourself
with friends and family can lift up your spirits.
Leaning on them for support not only helps
you deal with feelings of isolation but it
also helps remind you about the good things
you have.

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the problems you are facing and you can work
through them with your friends and family.
Sometimes you can’t let go because you have
no one to talk to but if you lean on your
friends and family, you can slowly move forward.
5. Let go of attachment. Dalai Lama once said
“Attachment is the origin, the root of suffering;
hence it is the cause of suffering.” There
is nothing wrong with loving someone or a
career. The problems start when you are so
attached to them that the fear of losing them
doesn’t allow you to enjoy the present.
The best way to let go of the past is to prevent
it from sticking to you. After all, prevention
is the best countermeasure. In order to prevent
yourself from being stuck in the past, let
go of your expectations. People don’t get
stuck and suffer from a relationship ending,
they suffer because they thought the relationship
would last forever. Most relationships don’t
last forever so once you start seeing signs
that tell you it might not last, change your
expectations a bit.
6. Create some distance. Putting yourself

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You can talk to them about the problems you
are facing and you can work through them with
your friends and family.
Sometimes you can’t let go because you have
no one to talk to but if you lean on your
friends and family, you can slowly move forward.
5.
Let go of attachment.
Dalai Lama once said “Attachment is the
origin, the root of suffering; hence it is
the cause of suffering.”
There is nothing wrong with loving someone
or a career.
The problems start when you are so attached
to them that the fear of losing them doesn’t
allow you to enjoy the present.
The best way to let go of the past is to prevent
it from sticking to you.
After all, prevention is the best countermeasure.
In order to prevent yourself from being stuck
in the past, let go of your expectations.
People don’t get stuck and suffer from a
relationship ending, they suffer because they
thought the relationship would last forever.
Most relationships don’t last forever so
once you start seeing signs that tell you
it might not last, change your expectations
a bit.
6.
Create some distance.

English: 
some distance away from the person or situation
that is causing you to be upset is a common
piece of advice for those who are struggling
to let go of their past. It’s good sound
advice because by distancing yourself, you
don’t have to think about it, be in the
presence of it, and you won’t be reminded
of it that much. Also, by putting some distance,
you are able to focus on other things besides
your past.
Have you ever struggled to let go of the past?
Leave a comment below and check out the video
shown on the end screen to learn about the
power of walking away since if you are in
a bad situation or relationship, you want
to walk away and leave.

English: 
Putting yourself some distance away from the
person or situation that is causing you to
be upset is a common piece of advice for those
who are struggling to let go of their past.
It’s good sound advice because by distancing
yourself, you don’t have to think about
it, be in the presence of it, and you won’t
be reminded of it that much.
Also, by putting some distance, you are able
to focus on other things besides your past.
Have you ever struggled to let go of the past?
Leave a comment below and check out the video
shown on the end screen to learn about the
power of walking away since if you are in
a bad situation or relationship, you want
to walk away and leave.
