New Research Reveals a Key to Reducing Feelings of Regret

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I know many of us have been caught up in this cycle of regret more than once or twice. How to deal with it by reducing those feelings
Everyone has feelings of regret, but changing how these feelings are approached may help people move forward. A new study published in Psychological Science found that participants had more regret with idealized forgone alternatives.1

A forgone alternative refers to the second choice that people eventually reject when making a decision. People tend to overestimate its appeal when compared to the reality of the choice they selected.1

Such insights on how humans process regret hold promise for engaging individuals in the therapeutic work to address regretful feelings