The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #69021   Message #1167922
Posted By: wysiwyg
22-Apr-04 - 10:14 AM
Thread Name: BS: Survivor's Guilt
Subject: RE: BS: Survivor's Guilt
For most of us, I think this is how it runs:

Chances are, the same people who taught you that you should be responsible for others also taught you that you yourself are not too worthwhile or capable. In other words, we get taught we should shoulder burdens that we can't possibly shoulder! So there is a dynamic tension there to untangle, because both ends are inaccurate pictures. The truth is you don't really have to carry ALL of that, but just your share, and you DO have the power and inner resources to do that!

~Susan