Letter of Forgiveness Worksheet
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HappierTherapy
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The Happier Therapy editorial team is made up of Masters and PhD counselling psychologists. Each worksheet is created by a team member with exposure to and experience in the subject matter. The worksheet then gets reviewed by a more senior editorial member. This is someone with extensive knowledge of the subject matter and highly cited published material.
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What is the theory behind this Letter of Forgiveness Worksheet?
Forgiveness Therapy allows individuals to lighten their emotional burdens by actively adopting a forgiving approach to all that has passed. It is meant to help individuals riddled with guilt, bitterness and other uncomfortable emotions due to a painful past to learn to let go of what they could not control. For them to heal in the present and prioritise their well-being and personal growth they must choose to forgive whoever caused them harm.
How will the worksheet help?
This worksheet helps individuals choosing to heal through forgiveness to pen down their thoughts and emotions as a letter meant to forgive the oppressor. It is meant to be a cathartic means of letting go of the past and also serves as a self-reflection exercise to gain a deeper insight into their own troubled emotions and thoughts. This worksheet will provide a writing prompt to help guide them through the process.
How to use the worksheet?
Instruct the individual to read through the writing prompts and pen down an honest letter of forgiveness to their oppressor in the past particularly focusing on how they have chosen to let go and move on for their benefit.
