It is important to be able to forgive. Sometimes you have to make the decision to forgive and this is not always easy.

Face what happened. Let your feelings out. Cry, kick a can, write or draw about it.

Open up your heart and give the person who has hurt you a chance to explain. It is possible that he or she did not mean to hurt you.

Report what happened. Tell the person who hurt you how you feel.

Get help from a trusted adult/ friend (if you are an adult).

Imagine how the other person might feel.

Value the other person. Try to see what is good in the other person. Then do something nice for him or her, if you can. This is the hardest part, but will make you stronger.

Erase what happened from your mind. Forget it. Only remember what you learned.