What kind of medicine to cure people who live in the past?

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What kind of medicine to cure people who live in the past?

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I think I live in the present. My friend always tells me about her past and still suffers from the past. Have you have any experienced about it? What would you do ?
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Re: What kind of medicine to cure people who live in the past?

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More Alcohol?
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She doesn't need medicine. She needs to get a life.

Find a new hobby or interests.
Get out more and enjoy 'the now'.
Maybe she needs a boyfriend.


“If you are depressed you are living in the past.
If you are anxious you are living in the future.
If you are at peace you are living in the present.”
― Lao Tzu
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Username Taken wrote:She doesn't need medicine. She needs to get a life.

Find a new hobby or interests.
Get out more and enjoy 'the now'.
Maybe she needs a boyfriend.


“If you are depressed you are living in the past.
If you are anxious you are living in the future.
If you are at peace you are living in the present.”
― Lao Tzu
She has a good boyfriend now. She was cheated by her ex-bf and her ex-bf messaged her that he is going to married soon and wants to invite her.
I told her "past is the past. Why you lets that guy bother your feeling? Now she has a good life." But still she talks with other friends about her ex bf. Maybe she wants her present boyfriend become her ex-bf one day.
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Fourkinnel wrote:More Alcohol?
More troubles ?
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LSD is good for this.
Silence, exile, and cunning.
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John Bingham wrote:LSD is good for this.
What is LSD?
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prahkeitouj wrote:
Username Taken wrote:She doesn't need medicine. She needs to get a life.

Find a new hobby or interests.
Get out more and enjoy 'the now'.
Maybe she needs a boyfriend.


“If you are depressed you are living in the past.
If you are anxious you are living in the future.
If you are at peace you are living in the present.”
― Lao Tzu
She has a good boyfriend now. She was cheated by her ex-bf and her ex-bf messaged her that he is going to married soon and wants to invite her.
I told her "past is the past. Why you lets that guy bother your feeling? Now she has a good life." But still she talks with other friends about her ex bf. Maybe she wants her present boyfriend become her ex-bf one day.
Good answer. There are many reasons for "living in the past" syndrome such as reliving past traumatic experiences. You indicate that in this case it is failure to let go of a previous emotional attachment. This may help you assist your friend:
How to Let Go of a Past Relationship: 10 Steps to Move On Peacefully

'Nine years ago my heart was in a million little pieces that formed the basis for a million regrets. I had my first serious relationship in college, when all my insecurities came to a head. My ex-boyfriend had to juggle multiple roles, from therapist to cheerleader to babysitter. The whole relationship revolved around holding me up. I realized this soon after it ended—that I’d spent three years expecting someone else to love me when I didn’t love myself. The guilt and shame kept me single for almost a decade. http://tinybuddha.com/blog/how-to-let-g ... y-move-on/

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prahkeitouj wrote:
John Bingham wrote:LSD is good for this.
What is LSD?
Lysergic acid diethylamide
Silence, exile, and cunning.
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John Bingham wrote:
prahkeitouj wrote:
John Bingham wrote:LSD is good for this.
What is LSD?
Lysergic acid diethylamide
I never heard about it but just checked Wikipedia . It is a drug and useful for mind control. It meant that people live in the past have mental problem ?
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