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First we start with the different types of guilt. The first type
of guilt is infantile guilt.
Infantile guilt is the guilt felt as a child when you were
reprimanded or rejected by your parents
or other caretakers. This type of guilt motivates you to change
your behaviour to avoid parental
scolding or neglect. The second type of guilt is guilt derived
from failing to meet parental
expectations. This is guilt which derived from, as stated
before, not meeting your parents
expectations. The third type of guilt is guilt derived from
failing to meet societal expectations.
This is guilt you feel when you arent what society wants you to
be. This can range from
appearance to financial status to political involvement. The
fourth type of guilt is childhood
omnipotent!superman or woman guilt. This is guilt where you wish
something bad on someone
and it happens sometimes later. The wishing part is usually what
children do. For adults it is alittle different. For them it would
be superman!woman guilt. This guilt is a transformed version
of childhood omnipotent guilt. This guilt happens when one is in
a traumatic or extremely
stressful situation. To cope with it one starts to believe that
they have superhuman "ualities. The
more helpless and desperate they are the greater need for these
superhuman abilities. The fifth
type of guilt is religious guilt. This is guilt felt from
committing a sin or multiple sins. The sixth
type of guilt is guilt of doing. This type of guilt is felt when
one does not live up to a moral code
espoused by ones religion. This may not be particularly that
they have committed sin but that
they can live up to their spiritual beliefs because of who they
are. The seventh and final type of
guilt is shadow guilt. There are two parts of our personalities,
the part that we show to the world
and the part that we hide. The part that we hide is what some
people call the shadow. The shadowis the reservoir of the feelings
that we, or society, deems unacceptable. #hadow guilt is
derived
from either harbouring these feelings or acting upon them.
#econdly we look at the effects of guilt. $uilt makes one feel
bad, no doubt, but
prolonged feelings of guilt can have very negative effects on
the mind and body. The effects on
the mind include anxiety and panic, depression, paranoia,
lowered self%image, self%doubt, as well
as affecting mental stability. $uilt can affect the brain and
the complete structure of it if feelings
of guilt are constant. This could lead the mind denying access
to the natural feelings which will
get blocked. &ow the brain will also be negative in decision
making. The more guilt one feels the
more the ability to make decisions will be decreased. $uilt also
has many negative effects on thebody. '$uilt could potentially
immobili(e you. )ou can become so overcome by the fear of
doing, acting, saying, or being **wrong that you eventually
collapse, give in, and choose
inactivity, silence, and the status "uo+ -essina, ames.
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http1!!coping.org!growth!guilt.htm8. #evere feelings
of guilt can even affect ones eating habits. 9hen eating habits
are affected the body feeds on its
fat store causing the body to dwindle and weaken. $uilt can also
affect sleep habits causing
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