Self Blame
Taking Personal Responsibility Without Shame
BY: T. Franklin Murphy | May 2, 2022 (modified January 3, 2023)
Over our life times we will make hundreds of thousands of mistakes. A healthy relationship with failure is crucial for continued personal development. Life is complicated and we are going to stumble over and over again. Sometimes, certainly, we should have know better. Our resiliency relies on integrating the failures, treating the skinned knees, and confidently moving forward with our heads held high.
Yet, way too often, we get bogged down by the emotions of the mistake. We pine over our perceived wrongs, criticize our stupidity, and get stuck in the swamps of self-condemning emotion. We blame ourselves and then self punish. Key Definition:Self Blame is taking personal responsibility for emotionally upsetting events in our lives. Often, self blame evolves from healthy reflection to toxic self hate.
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