Guilt

Guilt is one of the most horrible and controlling things that anyone can experience.

Even with this said, it is one of the most widely used and experienced feelings in society today.  Today I am going to start a series of posts on guilt and the power it can have over your life.  It is also my hope that I can provide some tools and personal stories that will help some of you out there deal with the guilt you feel.

This is one area of my life that I have come nowhere near a point of controlling.  Guilt is something that can come from early childhood and can permeate through every aspect of your life.

I have a friend that I was talking to the other day.  She stopped me and asked a simple question.  "Why don't you let yourself feel good about anything?  It seems that you feel obligated to feel guilty about anything that is good."  Wow.  This simple sentence made be stop dead in my tracks.  She was right.  I could not simply enjoy something, or take a compliment, or even think that I was allowed to be happy.

So my friend, here we go.  I hope this walk down this road will help some of you.  I hope this walk will help me.

Coming next : The beast in the room