Dealing With Remorse Worksheet
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HappierTherapy
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The Happier Therapy editorial team is made up of Masters and PhD counselling psychologists. Each worksheet is created by a team member with exposure to and experience in the subject matter. The worksheet then gets reviewed by a more senior editorial member. This is someone with extensive knowledge of the subject matter and highly cited published material.
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What is the theory behind this Dealing With Remorse Worksheet?
Remorse refers to intense feelings of guilt related to actions related to perceived or actual mistakes. Like any other feeling, a healthy level of remorse can help individuals learn from their mistakes. However, an unhealthy level of remorse is associated with higher levels of cortisol. If not addressed, it can also contribute to depressive symptoms.
How will the worksheet help?
This worksheet will facilitate individuals to identify feelings of remorse. They can move towards the solution and problem-solving to deal with emotions. It will create more acceptance of themselves and they can deal with their self-defeating thoughts adequately.
How to use the worksheet?
This therapist-assisted worksheet is designed to help individuals describe the situation, feelings, and thoughts related to their perceived or actual mistakes. In addition, it will provide assistance in checking facts and generating alternative adaptive thinking to deal with unhealthy level of remorse.
