The Truth About Guilt Revealed

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The holidays are supposed to be a joyous time of year. Often times with the extra responsibilities and stress it brings out additional emotions. Sometimes that emotion is guilt.

When something happens that we don’t expect there is often a search for answers and when something bad happens we, as people, like to assign blame. There are a number of myths about guilt that people have shared with me over the years.

1. The fact that I am disabled or my child is disabled is my entire fault. This is not true because when people have these thoughts they often blame themselves and insist on living a less than fulfilled life. They allow their guilt to take over.
2. I don’t want to take from others. The truth is when people don’t want something, most of the time they need it the most. They think they don’t want help or need to care for themselves.
3. I feel that because of my child’s needs I am the only one qualified to care for them. While this may be true, parents are normally the best care givers. If your child has specific needs then searching out the right person and/or giving them enough training or instruction is a great way to handle this.

The emotion of guilt is powerful and if it is not worked through and addressed it can cause people to have distorted thinking. When we accept our limitations guilt has no place because love and care for ourselves should be more than enough motivation. Allow joy to set you free this Christmas.