https://health.sunnybrook.ca/getting-over-guilt/ Stories and expert health tips from Sunnybrook Mon, 12 Sep 2016 20:40:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://health.sunnybrook.ca/getting-over-guilt/#comment-139 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:44:33 +0000 http://health.sunnybrook.ca/getting-over-guilt/#comment-139 What was said to you is simply not true. Sometimes our loved ones say the wrong thing because it’s easier, on some level, for them to be able to assign blame for everything. It’s hard for them to accept that difficult things happen to good people for no reason. That simple truth makes many people scared. So now you are left carrying all this bad feeling for something that was not your fault. I’m sorry that this happened, and I’m truly sorry that therapy did not help. Could it have been that the therapist was not a good fit? Not everyone understands this kind of trauma. Sometimes the best therapist is someone experienced with PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder). I urge you to take another shot at it, because you deserve to feel happy and good again.

]]> https://health.sunnybrook.ca/getting-over-guilt/#comment-138 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:14:35 +0000 http://health.sunnybrook.ca/getting-over-guilt/#comment-138 I felt guilty the moment I knew my daughter might not survive. At 24 hours old, my parents scolded me (a 25 year old) saying that if she died, it would be my fault. Therapy and blogging have never helped. I stay home with her even now that she is two because I fear leaving her. I gave her her a false start…but each day is a different day. I have been diving into hobbies but I wish things helped! It won’t ever go away 🙁

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