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It is true that some people have worst pasts and stories than others, but it’s all relative. After all, what one person perceives as bad or life-crippling can be just another day or even life-enhancing to others. Some people see their past as a valid reason for not having the life they want, whereas others use events of their past as a tool to drive them forwards to create a magnificent life.

Now I know that people’s childhood experiences are a touchy subject, but as this is one of the major excuses for overeating, smoking, excessive drinking, not doing exercise and, for many, not getting a life, I feel the need to get real with this seemingly big ‘but’.

If you had ‘shit’ happen to you as a kid, if you feel your childhood wasn’t exactly a bed of roses, then you need to realize one thing – you’re not alone. The sad reality of our world is that you don’t need to pass any kind of exam to be a parent, and many people haven’t got a clue. However, what has happened to you in the past doesn’t have to dictate your future. It doesn’t mean you have to drag it around with you for ever, and it doesn’t mean you don’t have a choice – because you always have a choice. You can either choose to allow past events to control your thoughts and your life every day; or you can use the experience as a motivation to drive you forwards. You can use it as a negative or a positive ‘but’. You can say, ‘But shit happened to me so what do you expect?’ or, ‘But sod it, I’m my own person now, I call the shots.’