How to let go and stop feeling guilty? At first you probably aren’t even aware of your feelings. When someone close to us dies, even if we are told it is going to happen, we are in shock, numb. As the numbness wears off we start feeling guilty…
Barbara, After death, especially of a loved one, how do you let go and stop feeling guilty when you have no reason to feel guilty.
Guilt seems to come with loss. We burden ourselves with questions we can never answer, with “What if ” and “Why didn’t I”. We repeatedly berate our selves with “I should have” thoughts. Every time we ask ourselves one of these questions more guilt is piled upon more guilt until we are buried (pardon the use of the word) with remorse.
You are right, most of the time there is no reason to feel this guilt, although sometimes there is. Either way it is unproductive. It only complicates the normal grieving process.
How to let go and stop feeling guilty? At first you probably aren’t even aware of your feelings. When someone close to us dies, even if we are told it is going to happen, we are in shock, numb. As the numbness wears off we start feeling guilty. That’s when the “what if’s” set in.
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