Stop Running Away Confront the Guilt, Regret and Remorse That Haunt You

by Wise, Timothy M.

• ISBN13: 9780882822525
• ISBN10: 0882822527
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-01
• Publisher: New Horizon Press

Summary

This practical, insightful, and healing guide shows the reader how to overcome guilt associated with the past. The memories may not disappear, but we can integrate our guilt and move beyond it, preventing the same errors from being made again. Stop Running Away provides compassionate, practical advice and tools to to accept our mistakes. We can learn to overcome regrets, remorse and guilt, and ultimately find happiness despite our past transgressions.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	ix
What Am I Supposed to Do Now?	1	(10)
Are There People Who Never Make Big Mistakes?	11	(8)
The Dark, Haunting Experience of Doing Something Wrong	19	(10)
When Your Conscience Plagues You	29	(4)
Why Hasn't God or My Religion Lifted My Burden?	33	(8)
Where Do I Look for Help?	41	(10)
The Mind Never Forgets	51	(8)
The Principles of Change	59	(10)
Task Number One: Admitting the Reason for a Skeleton's Existence	69	(8)
Task Number Two: Understanding Your Motives	77	(10)
When Bad Things Happen to Good People	87	(8)
Task Number Three: You Have to Claim It and Then Reframe It	95	(10)
Task Number Four: Totality Is the True Reality	105	(8)
Task Number Five: Judge without a Grudge	113	(8)
The Words Concerning Apologies	121	(8)
Task Number Six: Get Honest about ``ADVICE''	129	(10)
Task Number Seven: Accepting the Two Parts of Responsibility	139	(8)
Task Number Eight: Take the Thirty-day Test	147	(8)
Tasks Number Nine, Ten and Eleven	155	(10)
Using the Phrase That Pays	165	(6)
Reaping the Benefits	171	(8)
Understanding the Shudder's True Role	179	(6)
The Friendly Embrace	185	(8)
Tipping Your Scales toward the Good	193	(6)
Becoming a Better Person	199	(4)
Appendix Stop Running Away Worksheet	203