Guilt and Traumatisation of the German Population after WW2: How bad is Guilt and Shaming?
"Guilt, so commonly used in our society to manipulate and punish, manifests itself in a variety of expressions, such as remorse, self-recrimination, masochism, and the whole gamut of symptoms of victimhood. Unconscious Guilt results in psychosomatic disease. accident-proneness and suicidal behaviour."
"Shame, as Freud determined, produces neurosis. It's destructive to emotional and psychological health, and as a consequence of low self esteem, makes one prone to the development of physical illness... Since it pulls down the whole level of personality, Shame results in a vulnerability to the other negative emotions."
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Nothing 'out there' has the capacity to make one happy, and love isn't something that's given or taken away by another, but is created from within...not [to] be confused with passivity, which is a symptom of apathy...(love) is forgiving, nurturing, and supportive..."
Hawkins, D. (2002).
Power vs. Force.
