A question about guilt and responsiblity

angelica wrote:

I spoke up because there is often negativity associated with specific emotions. The result is that many people repress and deny guilt, shame, anger etc. which are there for very healthy reasons. And by doing so...by avoiding these emotions, people create the unhealthy aspect of these emotions. People often think such emotions are "bad", because they feel negative, which with the resulting denial, perpetuates huge imbalances in people.

again, agreed and understand.
none the less, even with all that...i still would identify guilt as a 'negative'......along with anger, etc....not b/c they don't have a purpose nor that they shouldn't be expressed, but most definitely b/c they do not lie on the 'positive' side of things per se, and while necessary to deal with and dissipate...also can be very destructive forces within and outside yourself. there always is a healthy/unhealthy way of dealing with ANY emotions...even the 'positive' ones. anyhoo, just my personal thoughts on the whole guilt/responsibility debate.

decides2dream wrote:

again, agreed and understand.
none the less, even with all that...i still would identify guilt as a 'negative'......along with anger, etc....not b/c they don't have a purpose nor that they shouldn't be expressed, but most definitely b/c they do not lie on the 'positive' side of things per se, and while necessary to deal with and dissipate...also can be very destructive forces within and outside yourself. there always is a healthy/unhealthy way of dealing with ANY emotions...even the 'positive' ones. anyhoo, just my personal thoughts on the whole guilt/responsibility debate.

Yes, I agree that this is also a valid perspective.