Intellectualization - allows for a conciliatory analysis of an event in a way that does not provoke anxiety

You cannot run from your past. It has happened. It's a permanent stain on your life; nothing can be done to change it or take it back. All you can do is recall and build off of your experiences. No amount of regret can change the past and no amount of anxiety can change the future; reflect on your past in a way that lets yourself know it's okay that it happened, and it's okay to move on. Always forgive yourself, but never forget what you had to forgive.