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[geekchick]

I have a real problem with guilt. By that I mean that I take on rather too much of it, even for things that aren't particularly my fault. Example: a mistake was made a few weeks ago, and all documentation leads to the conclusion that the mistake wasn't mine (and the other party said at the time the mistake was pointed out that the fault might've

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[geekchick]

"Responsibility sponge". Yeah, that's it in a nutshell.

[griffen]

IAWTCs.

[phinnia]

YES. I so totally do the same thing.
The Happiness Project talks about guilt (interesting conclusions, broken HTML) here.

[geekchick]

"Find something that’s making you feel guilty, and find a way to make it a source of happiness."

I must confess that I don't have the slightest idea of how I'd go about doing that for a lot of the things I feel guilt over. Someting interesting to ponder though.

[also_huey]

I will just do what I always do when faced with something that is that powerfully damaging to the emotional core: I will begin to repress it, and I will swallow it, and I imagine that, thirty years from now, someone will spill juice, and I will FREAK THE FUCK OUT.
       -- Jon Stewart

[geekchick]

Huey, I adore you. SRSLY. (Even though you are, apparently, unbelievably selfish. Bwah!)

[chadu]

I can smell your brains.

CU

[geekchick]

Spicy?

[tcepsa]

If you've not read it already, I recommend at least taking a look at There Is Nothing Wrong With You by Cheri Huber. I have a copy that you're welcome to borrow for the aforementioned look-taking if you'd like. ^_^

[geekchick]

I've not read it (in fact, not heard of it until now). I may take you up on that at some point, thanks. =)

[tcepsa]

Sure thing! Just let me know if/when you want to borrow ^_^