Posted by rayww on December 31, 2002, at 19:57:33
In reply to Guilt, Guilty, Guilt, Guilty, Guilt, etc., etc. , posted by Miller on December 30, 2002, at 9:40:23
I just read this thread, and think you have already received much good support. I have an opinion, though it may not help.
> When a person has an enormous amount of guilt, how is it relieved?
What is the opposite of guilt? If there were four basic negative emotions where would guilt fit?
1.Fear 2.Anger 3.Sadness 4.Shame
Although you can feel all four in guilt, it belongs mainly to shame. So, without remembering your past, try to feel the emotion of shame as you are feeling it in the present. Relax, make a connection to yourself to keep you in the present by placing your hand over your heart, then get inside the emotion of shame and stay there until you feel like you are floating. Stay "inside" the emotion of shame until the pain eases up and you feel peace. There are other WHH techniques that may help you reach your shame if you can't already, but judging by your post, you are already there and ready for the work. (Peace is the opposite of guilt). Then, repeat, and peel this off in layers. You can actually get to the point after awhile, if you pay attention to bodily sensations, where you can feel it leave your body in waves. Cool.>
> If a person does not have the option to make ammends for past deeds, is there a way to repent?Of course. Faith, repentence, and forgiveness is the whole purpose of life and the atonement of Christ. As soon as you stop the negative action the atonement begins to "kick" in and you receive the power to continue. No, that is not entirely true. This kind of repenting must involve the Savior, as in asking Him to be with you and trusting in his grace along the way.
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> If a person thinks there is a good chance that bad deeds will be repeated, will the guilt stay forever?something about forgiving 70 times 7? Never lose hope. But, yes, you will have guilt if that which you are doing is wrong. Two wrongs will never make a right no matter how a person defines it.
Desire is the biggest step. Once you have that, you are well on your way - even if you still desire two things of opposing poles.
"Of two I want the one the most,<BR>my family somewhere in between,<BR>But I am two, and both alone in me" <BR>(just part of a poem I wrote one time)
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