Keep Pain in the Past by Dr. Chris Cortman & Joseph Walden

Author:Dr. Chris Cortman & Joseph Walden [Cortman, Chris & Walden, Joseph]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781633538115
Publisher: Mango Publishing Group
Published: 2018-08-10T02:10:01+00:00

Chapter Eight

Moral injury: What If You Really Are Guilty?

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“You’re only as sick as your secrets.”

—AA Big Book

Moral Injury: What If You Really Are Guilty?

You have now read several stories of how innocent, loving parents often assume toxic guilt when their children die in accidents. You now understand how and why you may remain in guilt because it protects you against the need to accept reality and say goodbye to your loved one. Removing the protective guilt allows you to deal with the real issue—the incredible sadness from the loss of that loved one. And as you are able say goodbye to the beloved, you can permanently release the guilt. Once again, please note that the guilt was misplaced anyway. It was undeserved, because you did nothing wrong in the first place. Your loved one died through no fault of your own.

But what if there really was some culpability on your part? What if you did contribute to or cause someone’s death? Cheat someone or steal from them? Commit infidelity? Neglect or abuse your children? In other words, what if you really did do something wrong that caused a deleterious outcome for someone? Perhaps needless to say, making mistakes is a significant part of the human journey. Mistakes and poor choices infiltrate even the healthiest and most successful of lives. Without making terrible mistakes, we would never learn the great lessons of life on Earth.

The Concept of Moral Injury

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