How do I stop thinking about bad events in the past?

[Jackson Cooper]

I often think about how teachers in school were mean to me. Long story short, I went to an upper middle class high school, and was regarded as retarded white trash.

 

[DaisyDay]

Look into DBT therapy. It has to do with being aware (mindfulness) of how obsessing endlessly is self-defeating and how to train yourself to stop. It is not denying that it happened or discounting the hurt, but accepting and moving on.

It gets easier with with dedicated practice.

 

[LovebirdsFlying]

I echo the recommendation for DBT. It did a lot for me.

I'm sorry you were looked down on and judged badly by your teachers and classmates, especially since it was something that was completely out of your control. You are intelligent, and you are not responsible for your family's socioeconomic status while you were growing up. There are some things that leave scars so deep, we never fully forget it. Nor should we, because then we can learn from it and show compassion for other people. Maybe you can heal to the point where talking about it doesn't cause you pain, but you can guide someone else who is going through something similar, and you've also learned not to look down on someone else.

 

[jsimms615]

You have to replace negative thoughts with more positive ones. It might help to also set some future goals for yourself so you have something else to focus on. An example might be a reading goal or next year like reading 10 books for the year or learning a new language

 

[Ancient of Days]

Helps to emotional stability