In my opinion, guilt should ONLY be felt is one has broken their own moral code. Mistakes in judgement should not be cause for guilt. Unintentionally hurting another should not be cause for guilt. Not going to church should not be cause for guilt. Breaking a law that one does not think is right should not be cause for guilt.
If one develops a moral code, thus defining what they should and should not do, and then proceeds to consciously do something that they realize is against this code, the feelings of guilt should kick in. They should not cause depression however, but should activate a strong and determined motivation to repair any damage that may have been done, and to reinforce the determination not to take this action ever again. Once this is done, the guilt should go away. Guilt can be a heavy burden to carry, but carrying the guilt instilled by others is emotional suicide. Set high moral goals, try to achieve them, and work hard to enforce them if the code is broken. Other than that, be HAPPY! ;-} On Aug 12, 10:20 pm, Matthijs <[email protected]> wrote: > Sometimes a human feels remorse guild or regret because of some > actions they took in life (including myself) In my line of work as a > psychiatrist I am confronted with these emotions of mankind on a every > day basis. One of all is the ability of humans to feel guild, for > there whole life, it always integers me how depressions walk hand in > hand with fear. I did some study in depressions and animals were > showing the same depression reactions in stressful hopeless situations > as humans as a way to survive. Nevertheless I was wondering what the > functions are of these feelings and emotions for a human being in your > visions. > > Take a guess, > Matthijs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
