Guilt-At-Healing
What is Guilt-At-Healing?
Feeling disloyal when you start to feel better. As if moving forward betrays the one you lost.
When you might feel guilt-at-healing
Guilt-At-Healing is a specific form of survivor-guilt, which itself is a type of guilt. You might experience this feeling in situations where guilt is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define guilt-at-healing.
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