The Psychology of Guilt and Its Effects on Relationships

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This chapter explores the concept of guilt and its various forms, including chronic guilt and guilt towards things not yet done. It discusses the effects of guilt on relationships, friendships, and the fear of disappointing others, as well as the underlying factors that contribute to experiencing guilt.

We experience chronic guilt towards a lot of things: guilt for resting, guilt for not resting, guilt for prioritising ourselves, guilt for being a bad friend, a bad partner, a bad student, for not deserving your opportunities. In today's episode we break down the guilt complex by exploring:

The childhood guilt wound
People pleasing
The fawn response
Perfectionism
Negative self esteem

We also discuss how we can overcome our chronic guilt by deciding to live for ourselves and putting energy into our wellbeing first, alongside the paradox of the guilt we feel towards ourselves vs the guilt we inflict on others. Listen now!

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