Some of it does feel like trite sayings, but it does help you focus and look at things in perspective.
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To be honest, there are things I'll cringe about/regret until the day I die! You're right about not beating yourself up too much, though.
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Do not look regretfully into the past or fearfully into the future.
I don't interpret that to mean you shouldn't learn from past mistakes, just that regret doesn't do anything for you.
I am putting in effort with RI. I bought the workbook and have been actually doing the exercises and filling it out. The people who have been doing it a while nearly always manage to step back and assess situations using the tools instead of just acting on impulse. I'm pretty sure there aren't any tools that make deciding to drink or use seem like the best choice.
My t is also starting on some CBT with me soon.