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Originally Posted by Discombobulated
You are human. It's okay not to be perfect. As long as you are not hurting others.
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Your response compelled me do some research on feeling guilt- specifically feeling guilty about harming others.
This article suggests that just feeling guilty is problematic. What is important is reducing the harm we do to other people.
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So if you're reading this I beg of you, consider your perception of guilt. Consider developing a habitual response of asking yourself "how can I reduce this harm going forward?" Consider interrupting your negative self-talk guilt response with "this is not helpful to me or anyone else. I will do better next time by doing _______ and that is what matters." Consider increasing your chances of doing good by refusing to punish yourself; refusing to waste that energy that you could be using for good.
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