Remember, Shame and Guilt are warning signs!
What are shame and guilt?
I’m not talking about shaming! (That’s for another day.)
Shame
1
a: a painful emotion caused by the consciousness of guilt.
b: the susceptibility to such emotion – Such as,
have you no shame?
2
: a condition of humiliating disgrace or disrepute – Such as,
the shame of being arrested.
3
a: something that brings censure or reproach
also: something to be regretted.
b: a cause of feeling shame
Guilt
1
: the fact of having committed a breach of conduct, especially violating the law and involving a penalty – Such as,
A jury will determine the defendant’s guilt or innocence. or
broadly: guilty conduct
2
a: the state of one who has committed an offense especially consciously. Such as,
His guilt was evident all over his face.
b: feelings of deserving blame, especially for imagined offenses or from a sense of inadequacy.
