Coping with Guilt & Shame Workbook - Facilitator Reproducible Guided Self-Exploration Activities

Author: John J. LiptakBrand: Whole Person AssociatesEdition: 1Binding: Spiral-boundNumber Of Pages: 92Release Date: 01-11-2012Details: Reproducible Assessments, Exercises & Educational Handouts Research suggests that when people face constant stressors and unwanted changes, they become emotionally upset and experience a variety of negative feelings. With repeated exposure, people experience the chronic overload of emotional stress. Two of the most common distress emotions are guilt and shame. Guilt reminds us of the wrong deeds we've done, or perceived that we have done, and shame tells us that we feel embarrassed, remorseful, or even disgraced. All people feel guilt and shame in their life and both emotions can be difficult to cope with. Guilt, a very common type of emotional distress, can be described as a feeling that involves self-blame and a sense of responsibility for a regretted action or thought. People experience guilty feelings with regret and self-reproach over the beli