I don't allow myself to feel guilty for anything that happened over seven years ago. I call this my "Statute of Limitations" rule. I have a highly developed sense of guilt in general, but I read once that you replace every cell in your body (well, aside from some in the nervous system) within seven years. So I reason that I'm entirely different person than I was when x happened. If I ever start thinking about something and flailing myself about it, once I realize it happened over seven years ago, I tell myself, "Statute of Limitations, Peg. Drop it." And I move on.
Ooh! I like this one (having an overdeveloped sense of guilt myself). May I adopt this?
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
(no subject)
Date: 2007-06-07 05:39 pm (UTC)Ooh! I like this one (having an overdeveloped sense of guilt myself). May I adopt this?