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A Guide To Resolving Guilt After A Breakup
There’s always a chance you’ll feel guilt after a breakup. Here’s a deep dive into the pesky emotion and how to overcome it for good.
Whether you’re the dumpee or the dumper, there’s always a chance to feel guilt after a breakup. Maybe you feel guilty for leaving prematurely. Maybe you feel guilty for not putting enough effort into the relationship. Or perhaps you feel guilty for what you’ve done or said — or what you failed to do and say.
Regardless of why you feel guilt, the emotion can be overcome. This article will help you do so.
I’ll start by defining guilt and unpacking its inner workings, so we’re all on the same page about what we’re discussing. Then, I’ll list some reasons you might feel guilt after a breakup and address the many negative ways the emotion hinders us and some ways where it actually helps us. After setting a solid theoretical foundation, I’ll conclude by listing a couple of powerful solutions to overcoming guilt.
So buckle up — because shit’s about the get pretty psychological. In a simple-to-understand, pragmatic way, of course.
