How to forgive yourself

Hi, my name is Maria Hernandez, and one thing about me is that I live with regret. I have regrets about a lot of things—like not studying for a test, not turning in an essay or assignment, or saying I was sick for work when I really wasn’t. But probably the thing I regret most in life is the things I’ve said or done to people. Because then it doesn’t just affect my life, but also others. I live with a lot of thoughts. Unfortunately, I was not born with emotional maturity, and I was born with anger issues and depression. So you wouldn’t be surprised when I say that I haven’t always been calm and collected when someone hurts me. My most recent incident of regret was after my breakup with my ex-girlfriend. She broke up with me on FaceTime. After I asked her if she loved me, she replied no and said she thought we should end things. My heart was not only crushed, but I had never felt a kind of betrayal like that before. So my brain literally didn’t know what to do. On the weekend of Valenti...