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Do you know the difference between guilt and shame, from "Heart Of The Mind" by C and S Andreas:?
Shame is when you break values imposed on you by other people. Like "you are a sinner
if you don't go to church on Sunday", or maybe" children should be seen and not heard"
"In our research on guilt and shame, we have noticed that although guilt is similar
to shame, there are some important differences. The experience of shame often
doesn't have much information about what a person did wrong, or how it harmed others.
Guilt always includes some representation of how what you did has harmed others,
often including how they will be harmed in the future. Guilt is a feeling response
to violating your own standards of others, while shame involves violating the
standards of others.
3 Answers
- BeyondLv 68 years agoFavorite Answer
I'm not sure if your question answers itself or not... it seems a juxtaposition to suggest guilt violates "your own standards of others" ...
Andreas states "Shame is an experience of not meeting the values of other people, whereas guilt is an experience of not meeting your own values."
Guilt is private and personal, in recognition of a failure of a self imposed standard,
and shame (deserved or not therefore guilty or not) is a public issue brought on by others.
Jesus was shamed, but never guilty.
Source(s): The Bible http://www.nlpca.com/DCweb/Andreas_Article_Resolvi... - billy batsonLv 58 years ago
Thanks, I never knew that distinction between guilt and shame.
I had heard that guilt was a totally useless emotion and I still think that is true.
Shame is even a bit lower.
