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Self-Forgiveness and Self-Condemnation in the Context of Addictive Behavior and Suicidal Behavior

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All your life you’re told forgiveness is for you. But we’re never told why it’s for you. It means you’re working on owning your life.
Shani Tran
Therapist and Founder, The Shani Project
Forgiveness is nothing less than the way we heal the world. We heal the world by healing each and every one of our hearts. The process is simple, but it is not easy.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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Self-Forgiveness and Self-Condemnation in the Context of Addictive Behavior and Suicidal Behavior

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2024
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Addictive behavior and suicidal behavior are serious individual- and public-level health concerns. For those struggling with either or both, self-condemnation is a common experience, especially with respect to shame, guilt, and self-stigma. Self-forgiveness, a construct common to both religiousness/spirituality and positive psychology, may be an effective tool in addressing the self-condemnation inherent to those struggling with addictive behavior and suicidal behavior. In this review paper, we discuss:

(1) the nature and definition of forgiveness

(2) theoretical modeling developed regarding the general association of forgiveness with health

(3) theoretical modeling developed regarding the specific association of forgiveness with better outcomes related to addictive and/or suicidal behavior

(4) the relevance of shame, guilt, and self-stigma to the development and maintenance of addictive and suicidal behavior

(5) the role of self-forgiveness in addressing self-condemnation, especially shame, guilt, and self-stigma.

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