Guilt is a wonderful thing for society, because it keeps it in check. You can use it to re-examine your behavior, catalyze positive action or paralyze you. Appropriate guilt is useful in making amends for wrongs. But, unfounded, misplaced, excessive or extended #guilt can be #SelfDestructive. It can create unhappiness, resentment and #depression. It’s important you deal with guilt in a constructive manner and move on.
1. Recognize your guilt, its cause and purpose
2. Make amends or changes as soon as possible
3. Learning from your behaviors
4. Accept you did something wrong, ask for #forgiveness
5. Forgive yourself, and move on
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