Shame versus guilt

Page 588. Shame versus guilt. Shame is I am a bad person. Guilty as I did something bad. Shame is a focus on self. Guilt is a focus on behavior.

— from The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy) · Tools of Titans

In the book

Shame and guilt. People use these words interchangeably, but they are two different instruments. Guilt says I did something bad. Shame says I am bad. Guilt points at the deed; shame points at the self. — The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy)

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