Guilt can indicate important areas of personal values and relationships but often leads to harmful, maladaptive self-blame. This guilt type can obstruct growth and repair efforts. Trauma-informed guilt reduction therapy offers a framework for managing this guilt through the examination of its components, challenging faulty thinking, and promoting self-compassion. This includes addressing common biases like hindsight bias and evaluating intentions and responsibilities. Tools such as the Attitudes About Guilt Survey can aid in this process, helping individuals navigate their feelings and responsibilities more effectively.
Maladaptive guilt keeps us stuck in self-blame and hinders growth. Guilt can be broken down into smaller parts to examine objectively.
We can challenge hindsight bias, examine our intentions and responsibility, and explore violated values. Self-compassion and perspective-taking help release guilt's grip.
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