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Originally Posted by tohelpafriend
Hi - that is a positive thing to do.....forgiveness releases us.....i try to instantly forgive and not review the past.......it's over......a betrayal for me is forgivable, but just ends the connection. here's a book title which helped me alot....."Reinventing Your Life", by Dr. Jeffrey Young. "Masters of defense and past events".......i bet many borderlines can agree with that.....hang in there....change always happens......as surely as night follows day......Peace,
and I appreciate your reply, Maranara. "help..............................." 
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A good short book on this is
The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace by Jack Kornfield. He tries to teach, among othe things, that you forgive yourself. We are always harder on ourselves than anyone else could possibly be.