Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Nicole Lipkin writes about the psychology of work and leadership. While we can’t avoid feeling guilt at times, we need to be ...

Survivor’s guilt, experts caution, will for many be the new normal. It is a “constellation of feelings” — “despair, hopelessness, guilt, shame.” Combating survivor’s guilt involves understanding what ...

Sunshine guilt is when you feel anxious about staying inside when it's sunny and nice outside. People might have FOMO from seeing others on social media enjoying time outside. A neuropsychologist ...

Nearly every parent has experienced parental guilt. It happens when we don't enjoy playing with our kids, or when we lose our cool with them after a long day. When my daughter was a baby, I felt ...

Guilt can do more than help prevent hurtful behaviors. It can deepen empathy and inspire prosocial action, even when you can't change the past.

Guilt from past relationships can be a heavy burden, often lingering long after the relationship has ended. This unresolved guilt can seep into new relationships, creating barriers to intimacy and ...

Most of us are confusing guilt for something more damaging — but the fix can make all the difference. If you're a person who's even marginally empathetic, guilt is on some level a part of any human ...

What parent hasn't been there? It's been a long day, you still have dinner to make, maybe lunches for tomorrow too, and you just don't have the energy to wrangle your kids into a new art project or ...

It's normal to feel guilty when you've done something wrong, but there are forms of guilt that can become unhealthy. The worst part? Sometimes this happens because someone used your guilt to ...

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