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[odasaku]

Has anyone here formed an opinion on their past (or other) self? Is it positive or is it negative? If negative, how do you deal with it?

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[thesettingsun]

I hate his guts.

[promisedyou]

I talk to someone I trust and care about about it.

[twostringsonebow]

[OH, A TOPIC SPECIFICALLY FOR HIM.]

I ignore it completely. That life has nothing to do with the one I live now, so why bother acknowledging it?

[odasaku]

Understandable.

[odasaku]

I've been told to do that. It's difficult, though.

[odasaku]

[ wow goro can't relate at all. ]

So your past life doesn't bother you at all?

[twostringsonebow]

... No, it's more that it bothers me far too much. I'd rather just forget about it.

[promisedyou]

I totally understand.

But if it's someone you trust... I don't think they would judge your past self so harshly, you know? I mean, if they're someone you trust, they'd understand that the 'you' right now isn't the 'you from before.

[thesettingsun]

I use how terrible he was as motivation to try to be a better person than that asshole. I absolutely won't let myself turn out like that.

[mincingminuet]

Past me was weird. Always afraid but jumping into danger.

I think it's probably okay, but I'm still deciding if she's a positive force or a negative one.

[crudest]

what'd you remember
are you being emotionally dumb about it

[yeah just cut to the chase baren it's cool]

[blondferret]

My "other me" is a bratty teenager who has no friends. And then I think he gets involved in something shady. But since I only see him as a teenager, I hope that he turns his life around.

[thisloveisjustice]

By reminding myself that my life is separate from his, and I am under no obligation to repeat the mistakes he made.
I also write down the memories, as it helps me think about them more objectively.

[sunnyspot]

I mean, my other self isn't all that different, honestly. Different circumstances, but still just a normal college student. So I can't judge him too harshly.

There are parts of that other life that I envy, to an extent. But in other ways, I'm glad to be living my own life instead. Does that make sense?

[vitis]

no, no one's formed an opinion at all
:)
(that was sarcasm.)

but if it's a negative one, then i'd say a lot of people try to improve themselves to counteract that. or take measures to ensure they don't become like that

[odasaku]

...I'm sorry. I get it.

I wish I could forget what I know, too.

[odasaku]

[ john why are you like this. ]

Yeah that's the gist of what I'm getting here.

What's your opinion of your past self?

[odasaku]

It does.

I'm glad you feel that way about it.

[odasaku]

Maybe. But if my assumption of past me is correct, I don't know if they would take it so lightly.

[odasaku]

That's a good plan. I think you're doing well at it.

[odasaku]

I see.

Sometimes it takes time to form an opinion. It can also change, too, with time. Mine did.

[odasaku]

Something. No.

[ and here's odasaku trying to not touch on the subject. it's a sign of being emotionally dumb. ]

[odasaku]

I can understand that, somewhat.

Especially the getting into something shady part.

Hope your other self does improve.

[vitis]

well, i wouldn't say he's exactly the nicest of people? [ that. yes. ] so maybe not too high, but i also wouldn't say that i can't understand him at times.

reckon that's another thing to keep in mind.
not that i know much about you, but i'm gonna assume your past self lived under different circumstances.

[odasaku]

That's a good way to think. Maybe I should write mine down, too.

[ although he's not too sure if it would help him think objectively... it's hard to do that when he has to deal with the fact that the 'other him' may or may not have killed people. ]