Home > Help Me! > Topics > Guilt > Do You Know the Difference Between Guilt and Shame?

Do You Know the Difference Between Guilt and Shame?

By Bill Urell

  • Guilt is the emotional reaction people may feel if they believe they are directly or indirectly responsible for something bad happening. Feelings of guilt arise when you feel bad about your behavior and its consequences. This is different from the feeling of shame, because people who feel shame are evaluating themselves as bad.

Bill Urell is an addictions therapist. AddictionRecoveryBasics.com

Article Source: EzineArticles.com

Related articles:

  1. Healthy Guilt, Unhealthy Guilt
  2. Listening to shame with Brene Brown
  3. 7 Reasons Why You Feel Guilty And How To Deal With Those Feelings of Guilt
  4. Healthy Ways to Deal With Guilt: 22 Tips for a Cleaner Conscience