Don't blame yourself for things that are out of your control.

Shortie

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It's not always easy to not blame yourself for something that you can do nothing about. We all go through something that was caused by someone else and often feel guilty about the situation and sit and blame ourselves for the problem and how things panned out and that often leads to us feeling down, depressed, and even anxious.

I know myself I have gone through so many issues where it hasn't been my fault that we have ended up in the situation we have but because I am in the situation, I blame myself for it and that often gets me down more. Even when people tell me it's not my fault and I shouldn't blame myself for it, my mind thinks differently.

It's easy for someone to say to you "Don't blame yourself" when something happens that is out of your control but when your mind is telling your different, it can feel like a two way street and not knowing what to do.

 
This is something that I have come to understand about life. No matter how much you worry and wail over something that's completely out of your control, it's never going to change. You will end up wearing yourself down and by then can't do the things within your control you should have focused on.
 
It's taken me years to realize sometimes things are out of my control. I used to suffer quite bad with depression because I blamed myself for everything. I still do occasionally but I am no where near as bad as I used to be.
 
I have learned to not do this. It is hard not to want to blame yourself! I have been better about this.
 
This is Stoicism philosophy where the core teaching is not to worry about things that are our of your control because indeed, you can't change it so being upset will change absolutely nothing. Blaming yourself in general is not prodactive thing.
 
There's no need beating yourself up about what you can't change or control. I learnt a long time ago to make peace with such thing and move. Accept things the way you see, do the one's which you can do and let nature take its course.
 
There are certain things that we know we really can't control in our lives. And it would be unfair to ourselves if we blame ourselves for that. You can't control the weather. That's why you shouldn't blame yourself if the weather made you not to achieve your goals for a day
 
Well, I don't dwell on things when things get out of hands I just relax and tell myself let it go. it would go as always
 
That's very true, we shouldn't blame ourselves for things that are out of our control. Bur sadly, a lot of us have this habit, we blame ourselves and we think it is our fault. Some people are so sensitive that they don't just blame on themselves they start over thinking about it and get into mental health complications like stress, anxiety, depression and others.
 
If you can do something about it then there is no need to worry. If you can’t, then worry is also a waste of time. We have to accept that some situations are just beyond our control.
 
I am an advocate of always giving your best to every endeavour. But when you are certain that you have given your absolute best to an endeavour and it doesn't go the way you want, my dear, rest. What would be would be.
 
It’s common to blame yourself for things beyond your control, but self-blame only adds unnecessary stress. To overcome this, remind yourself of what you can and cannot influence. You should focus on problem-solving rather than guilt. Accepting uncertainty helps you move forward with peace.
 
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