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Forgiveness is the mental, emotional and/or spiritual process of ceasing to feel resentment, indignation or anger against another person for a perceived offence, difference or mistake, or ceasing to demand punishment or restitution. Studies show that people who forgive are happier and healthier than those who hold rese... more at Wikipedia

Treatment Success Rate

Top 5 Communities
Condition Members Success
Breakups & Divorce
1850
67%
Infidelity
760
70%
Physical & Emotional Abuse
865
73%
Sexual Abuse
12
100%
Depression
8
100%
Overall, 70% (3550 Members) find Forgiveness helpful

Forgiveness Reviews

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I am just so raw I find it hard to forgive at the moment but I am trying.
Forgiving my father for everything he did to me was the only way I was able to accept what had happened and move on.
Working / Worked
forgive the offender, forgive myself, still I need someone too talk to, to listen. Not a forgivness issue any more.
Working / Worked
we have forgiven each other.
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He has repeatedly asked for it - over and over..I tell him that i do ....BUT a little voice inside me says forgive but dont forget
Working / Worked
I'm trying to let go of my negative emotions that offer nothing useful, like Resentment. This is surprisingly cathartic for me.
Working / Worked
I have forgiven many times and have had to stop the relationships. He does not stop them he just gets discovered. This time the length of the affair is so much to bare.
Still working on this..
Forgive the past and move forward from abuses experiences.
Working / Worked
I have forgiven myself for the mistakes I made,and allowing myself top put up with so much crap.
Working / Worked
Forgiveness is part of the healing pocesses
Working / Worked
I have accepted that my parents will never be loving with each other. Their splitting up had nothing to do with me.
Working / Worked
I forgave him immediately for being bisexual and for cheating on me... The way I see it: I am 25. Better now than to be 45 years old with kids and have to go through it then. I am lucky.
Working / Worked
No! it hurts too much because he keeps doing it!
Working / Worked
Forgiveness has worked in the past, but it seems to only make it until the next episode. I am trying to find forgiveness again, but have been unable to open my heart.
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Discussions

  1. Discussion: Forgive??
    You asked for our impression of the quote, not necesarily how we feel about forgiveness so, as for the quote, I think it is great, and horrible. Depe... [More]
  2. Discussion: Forgiveness
    "Forgiveness is the scent that the rose leaves on the heel that crushes it." Anonymous Lest you cannot for... [More]
  3. Discussion: Forgiveness
    Hi- Many of you have asked me to post regarding forgivesness and grief after loss. My case is not as unique as it may sound, the statistics are pre... [More]
  4. Discussion: Forgiveness
    I understand everyones opinion. It is important to be possitive. Telling people to just be possitive in the midst of all their pain is not an upliftin... [More]
  5. Discussion: forgiveness
    Okay, I'll chime in. I forgave... and it helped ME. I'm not telling anyone that they have to forgive... So please don't tell me to 'piss off':o) ... [More]

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