@RedDeerGuy1 Thank you for asking this question. All of us experience regret at one time or other in our lives. It’s common to us all. I have experienced regret. What I do when it comes up is recognize it. I acknowledge that it is a legitimate emotion. I give it its space to exist. I watch it. I feel it. I allow it to be there, and after a bit of time, I thank it. I do that. I talk to it just like I talk to another person. I tell it I’m grateful it is there, and then I tell it that I’ve decided it’s time to move on and feel something else, and then I turn my attention to another matter. I may read a book or watch something or listen to music or take a walk (I love taking walks) or I eat an apple.
Perhaps this will work for you, too. When you feel the regret, allow it its space. Let it be there. Don’t try to chase it away. Observe it, and then talk to it. Say, “Thank you.” Next, tell it, “Goodbye,” and turn your attention to something else.
@RedDeerGuy1 You get to decide how you’re going to handle your emotions. No one gets to give you orders about how you ought to act. You are in charge.
And a Happy New Year to you.