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Guilt

Guilt and its handmaiden, shame, can paralyze––or catalyze one into action. Appropriate guilt can function as social glue, spurring one to make reparations for wrongs. Excessive rumination about one's failures, however, is a surefire recipe for resentment and depression.

Guilt, Shame and Taboos

Guilt is a Wasted Emotion

Are you caught up in others' judgments about you?

by Michael J. Formica in Enlightened Living

Guilt vs. Responsibility is Powerlessness vs. Power

Understanding emotional pollution and power.

by Steven Stosny in Anger in the Age of Entitlement

Seven Deadly Sentiments

Introducing the shameful feelings that many people have, but few admit.

by Kathleen McGowan,Ken Gordon

Typically Twisted

What seems weird is often normal.

by Kathleen McGowan

Self-Forgiveness Reduces Procrastination

Going easy on yourself may curb procrastination.

by Timothy A. Pychyl, Ph.D. in Don't Delay

In Praise of Guilt

How guilt strengthens social bonds and attachment.

by Paul Glanzrock

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