3) Focus forward, not backward. Much can be accomplished when we let go of who we were and get to know who we are now and who we can become. Instead of trying to figure out, "Why did this happen to me?" "What could I have done to prevent it?" "What did I do to deserve it?" it is often more productive to ask, "What can I do about it?" and to move forward. This is not intended in any way to downplay the role of therapy and analyzing one's past, which can be a critical factor in procovery; it is intended only to suggest that focusing backward, looking at all one has lost, can be an overwhelming barrier to procovery.
From The Power of Procovery in Healing Mental Illness: Just Start Anywhere, by Kathleen Crowley, copyright 2000, used with permission.
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