Get Past Your Guilty Feelings By Admitting Wrong Or Making Right
How guilt ridden are you?
Does your guilt sticks to you like glue sticks to paper? Do you have a hard time shaking guil
ty feelings?
I know how hard it is. I’ve been there. My guilt was over things I had done. I was in the wrong. I had to admit to it.
Feelings of guilt is normal when you are in the wrong.
Guilt simply says, you’ve done something wrong.
One of the questions I ask many of my clients who are having a difficult time getting past guilty feelings is this: What did you do wrong?
If they are unable to identify a wrong they have done, then it is not normal guilt. It is taking the burden that someone who was in the wrong, should be bearing.
So how do you get rid of those feelings?
For one thing, you must make sure these guilty feelings are not from your doing. If it is, then you need to acknowledge your role … admit it and make amends.
Making amends might be confessing (admitting wrongdoing) and then request forgiveness. You also need to forgive yourself for your actions to overcome these guilty feelings.
On the other hand, if you are clearly not in the wrong, it is important that you place the burden on the shoulders of the “culprit.” How do you do that?
Make statements to yourself is one of the ways especially if the person have not taken responsibility for their actions. The statements could be simply as this: I didn’t do anything wrong. It’s not my fault. I’m not to blame.
You might need to write these out if you have to. It is important that you tell yourself this but make sure you build a strong case for it. One that you will believe. You might want to speak to someone about it so they can help you with this.
Maybe you have heard of other suggestions or have found another way that have helped you get past guilty feelings. I would love to hear your story.
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