Is it good, is it bad? Would it be selfish to just forget your friends that died and wipe out your memory completely? Do you suffer the bad memories just to show your gratitude?
2007-03-27 10:36:42 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Guilt implies that you feel you are at fault, you feel a sense of responsibility, somehow you feel you are to blame, or there is an impression of culpability on your behalf.
That is not helpful to the survivor. A train derailment, a plane crash, a car accident (if you are not the driver, and even then), victims of a suicide bomber, events such as Columbine and the World Trade Center generally are not the fault of the survivor.
It's neither good, nor bad, it is a normal reaction, to sudden traumatic events.
I believe the DSM has relabeled survivors guilt making it one of the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, which I believe is a more honest interpretation of the reactions survivors have after a catastrophic event.
If one has lost friends and family in that manner it is just a fact that you will remember them and have much sorrow in losing them. Having bad memories is not showing gratitude, it is a form of grieving, an emotional reaction to the shock of loss.
2007-04-04 10:32:30 · answer #1 · answered by Ding-Ding 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe survivor's guilt says something truly positive about the individual. It shows how much and how deeply he/she cared about the the people who were lost, feeling that these people really mattered and that their lives truly counted for something. It shows a sensitivity of character and capacity for empathy.
The guilt and the suffering that goes along with this is all part of the mourning process--the suffering being an expression of a very admirable trait: caring.
2007-03-27 12:47:06 · answer #2 · answered by clicksqueek 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i imagine the guilt of a survivor in those circumstances is in no way ordinary to get over (ie Why did I stay by that twist of destiny at the same time as my chum died?). yet, in case you imagine of the chum that you lost, i'm efficient that they could opt for you to keep in mind the satisfied cases that you percentage mutually. considering your chum that way could be gratitude. keep in mind how the guy lived, no longer how they died.
2016-12-02 22:07:11 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It says that the person is human. Anytime someone passes away, we always feel guilt that we are still alive.
2007-03-27 12:23:34 · answer #4 · answered by Skyline 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
good and bad,
good cause it shows that we have emotion and have a sense of loss in our life. We care and love the person.
bad cause it shows weakness, not accepting that we are alive and they are dead.
2007-04-02 14:19:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I still wonder why I lived and others did not
2007-03-27 10:56:43 · answer #6 · answered by BANANA 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None of it is necessary, since it is all illusion anyways.
2007-03-31 16:41:34 · answer #7 · answered by canron4peace 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
err that we have a conscience?
2007-03-27 23:38:23 · answer #8 · answered by indecipherable_scribblings 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋