(January 8, 2018 at 4:57 am)Longhorn Wrote: Well if you believe you’re a bad person the shame and the guilt will make you more susceptible to the riders’ of the high horses suggestions on how to not be a piece of shit. It’s a psychological control tool essentially. Because if you’re so bad and flawed who are you to question what the church says?maybe if you are a moron.
At its core at least, that’s the dynamic.
No it is not healthy. For me at least it was a lot of fuel to the fire of my own issues with self esteem.
Personally I choose to put aside any emotional aspect of the situation and learn from my mistake after making it right with whomever I hurt.
Seeing yourself lacking only serves to inspire one to improve upon themselves unless he/she is a stoner.. then seeing yourself as lacking becomes areason to fire up another bowl.
