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# Beating oneself up may feel like responsibility...
> Beating oneself up may feel like responsibility while avoiding the harder work of restitution and change. Pain directed inward is not automatically value returned outward.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Mistakes, Integrity, and the Discipline of Recovery - Workbook|Mistakes, Integrity, and the Discipline of Recovery]]
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“Beating oneself up may feel like responsibility while avoiding the harder work of restitution and change. Pain directed inward is not automatically value returned outward.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-beating-oneself-feel-value-returned-outward
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