1. Are you talking about a normal memory, an emotionally charged memory, a memory that directly challenges your sense of self, a memory tied to trauma (although not trauma itself), a trigger or stressor (a closer tie to trauma), a memory of life threatening trauma or sexual assault, etc.?
(What kind of memory matters, as there are different tips/tricks/tools/techniques for dealing with things that are symptom based, or tied into core beliefs, or, or, or.)
2. How big of a mistake did you make? IE is how you’re thinking/feeling commensurate, or wildly over/under reacting?
(Were people hurt/killed by your mistake? Has your mistake cost yourself -or others- core elements in their lives, like their jobs/relationships/homes/freedom? Et Cetera on the big mistake side of things. Red sock in the whites, drank the last beer, didn’t pay a bill on time, etc., on the lower end of things.)
3. (As this is your first post) Do you have PTSD? Or been diagnosed with any other disorders?
^^^ Which is both useful on the skillz side of things, but vital on the potential use of medication. As there are a great many medications that assist certain disorders, that are ruinous with other disorders. For example? The stimulants that smooth out & soothe/clarify people with PTSD+ADHD’s thoughts/feelings/anxiety/dysreg CAUSE not just dysreg & anxiety, but full blown paranoia, mixed episodes (manic + suicidal), & psychosis in bipolar, GAD, & neurotypical folk. Meanwhile someone with PTSD+OCD is going to be dealing with the double whammy of magical thinking & reality, etc., etc., etc..