Guilt and shame are similar but also dissimilar. Guilt arises when we think that we have done damage to something or someone. Shame arises when we believe that we are damaged in some way (for example, ...

Ever wonder how childhood trauma follows us into adult relationships? Shame and self-blame can shape behaviors, and healing ...

In his new book, psychologist Chris Moore challenges popular assumptions about guilt and explains why this uncomfortable ...

One difference between guilt and shame, French philosopher Frédéric Gros points out in his book “A Philosophy of Shame: A Revolutionary Emotion,” lies in how we understand their opposites. The absence ...

Guilt and shame – not hope for recovery – are among the most common reasons terminally ill cancer patients continue with minimally beneficial treatments at the end of life, according to Rutgers ...

A new global study published in Nature Human Behaviour provides evidence that people tend to act more generously toward others when they are aware of the negative consequences of their actions. This ...

A new study from Flinders University has revealed why forgiving ourselves can be so difficult for some – even when we know it might benefit our mental health. The research, published in the journal ...

Diet culture is everywhere, often putting people in a perpetual cycle of restricting what they eat to try to lose weight, then indulging after feeling deprived, followed by heaps of guilt and shame — ...

Remember Gomer Pyle, the hapless and saintly TV marine? His philosophical lexicon was limited, but it included two all-purpose expressions: Surprise, surprise, surprise! and Shame, shame, shame! The ...

"Mom guilt is the number one thing I see as a psychologist who works with moms every day," Caitlin Slavens, BAACS, MC, R ...

Sylacauga native and B.B. Comer High School graduate Grover Embry Jr. is sponsoring the “movement of guilt and shame” at Central Park in Sylacauga on Thursday, Sept. 25, starting at 6 p.m. Admission ...