Research shows that ignoring upsetting feelings can reduce your capacity for joy and may manifest as physical pain.
Acknowledge the bad experience. Notice your thoughts and sensations. Relax your face and hands, and accept how you feel knowing that you won't feel this way forever. Draw out a lesson you can apply to future situations.
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If you try to ignore upsetting feelings like regret, it can diminish your joy or even manifest itself as physical pain.
Instead, slow down, be aware of the present moment and what sensations you are feeling, and accept how you feel while understanding that this feeling won't last forever.
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