The Courage to Trust by Cynthia Lynn Wall

Author:Cynthia Lynn Wall
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781608823086
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

When You Are Ready to Heal

It’s freeing to acknowledge when we have betrayed others and want to stop. However, many cling to a conviction that they did a bad thing, which must prove they are unlovable. This is called shame. Shame prevents us from opening our hearts to those we’ve hurt. It keeps us from learning from our mistakes and imprisons us in despair. We remain helpless when we believe that our past defines us.

The first step in healing these patterns is to acknowledge that you have a problem and want to stop. The next step is to seek help from self-help groups or professionals who will treat you with compassion and give solid support.

You can do a great deal of the healing before facing anyone you have wronged. That choice comes later, when you are strong enough to hear their story. Everyone bears some guilt and regrets. It is proof that you are merely human, not evidence that you are a bad person pretending to be good.

This next section has ideas about how you can move beyond guilt and shame and increase your trustworthiness along the way. These methods can move you out of the darkness of shame into honesty with yourself and others.

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