Tag: guilt in therapy
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Why Guilt Can Be So Difficult to Let Go Of in Psychotherapy – Part 4
Patients often begin psychotherapy by describing guilt connected with events outside the treatment. They may speak about something that happened within a marriage, a family, a friendship or a working relationship. They may explain how they hurt somebody, failed to act when they believe they should have acted, or remained preoccupied with something they did…
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Why Guilt Can Be So Difficult to Let Go Of in Psychotherapy – Part 2
One of the first difficulties in working with guilt is establishing where it comes from. Sometimes the patient can point to a clear event and describe exactly what happened. At other times, the guilt is much harder to connect with anything definite. The person may feel deeply responsible, ashamed or frightened by what they believe…
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Why Guilt Can Be So Difficult to Let Go Of in Psychotherapy – Part 1
Guilt is a fairly common presenting problem in individual psychotherapy. Some patients come to psychotherapy because they are unable to manage a persistent feeling that they have done something wrong. They may feel responsible for hurting a husband, wife or partner, disappointing their children, neglecting a family member, behaving badly at work or causing difficulties…