Some of us become prisoners of our own minds most of the time due to what others have done to us and thus find it hard to let go of the pain and hurt that others have caused. Forgiving ourselves is the first way to start the healing process. Knowing that we have the ability to let go. This in turn enables us to forgive those who have hurt us and us to forgive ourselves. When we do this we let go of the pain resulting in recovery and the ones that hurt us will no longer have the power to hurt us anymore.