Now the word and feeling of guilt will not be isolated to me here as the writer of this blog - that's for certain!
During some of my lowest ever days battling addiction and depression, guilt for me was a never ending cycle and during many difficult periods, I certainly didn't respond to these feelings in the best way possible. It kind of always played out something along the lines of the below;
1. Feeling extreme guilt due to not feeling good enough, or not reaching my own extremely high personal expectations.
2. Do whatever it takes to numb the feeling of guilt (Gamble, drink and many other things).
3. Pick up the consequences of my actions, and usually feel more guilt.
4. Repeat....
If you are reading this blog post then this cycle of events may be relatable to your past or what you are going through right now. I have one bit of crucial advice for you on your journey to becoming bulletproof:
Truly understand whats behind your guilt!!! Write down the three things that make you most unhappy and express these feelings to others, only then will you be able to remove yourself from this extreme response to guilt.
Nobody is perfect (if they say they are they are more than likely to be hiding something), everybody makes mistakes and usually feels guilt on top of this (This is absolutely normal). Talk about your feelings rather than numb the pain. It took me 7 years of vicious addictive cycles to understand this, but at the end of all this, the amount that I learnt about myself and my own feelings was so valuable that when I find myself in 'Stage One' today, I respond in so much more of a bulletproof way.
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