Journal Prompts for the Past

Is the past important to process? Or is it a torture chamber of your rumination, harrassing you with shame and disappointment? Processing the past finds advantage when it is blocking your current living. It feels particularly unhelpful when it is a mixed tape on repeat, playing only to punish. Journal Prompt: I still need to process... I need to leave behind...

Power and Control, 6

Guilt. Guilt is an emotion, a normal emotion experienced in the human condition. The danger of guilt sprouts when someone uses it to gain control in a relationship. The APA Dictionary highlights that guilt sufferers maintain, "readiness to take action". Sure, guilt can prompt healthy responses like amends and making a change for the better. But, a person who feels guilt may also be primed to do something harmful or unhealthy. When guilt becomes a manipulative tool it is an abuse of power. Journal Prompts: I experience guilt when... I use guilt when...