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# Guilt becomes useful when it produces truth,...
> Guilt becomes useful when it produces truth, repair, restitution, and changed conduct. Once those functions are being served, endless self-punishment can become another way of centering the self instead of helping the harmed person.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Forgiveness, Boundaries, and Freedom From Resentment - Workbook|Forgiveness, Boundaries, and Freedom From Resentment]]
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“Guilt becomes useful when it produces truth, repair, restitution, and changed conduct. Once those functions are being served, endless self-punishment can become another way of centering the self instead of helping the harmed person.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-guilt-becomes-useful-helping-harmed-person
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