Living in the past
Accept the past for what it was and move on. Sure the past will teach you lessons to take into your future, but there is no need to dwell on it constantly.
The sooner you make peace with your past, the better your present will be. It doesn't matter who you were before as long as you are happy with the person you are in the present moment.
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