Shame and Guilt ... What is the difference ? ...?

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I would appreciate your defininitions and comparisons.

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i think t3h1 has it backwards!

guilt is what you feel when you could have acted differently about something that had a bad outcome, and so you could have prevented this, ergo you feel guilty.

shame is what you feel when you are deeply embarrassed about something. it can be your fault or someone else's. like, if your dad is a junkie you could possibly be ashamed of that, but you wouldn't feel guilty cos it's not your fault.

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they are the same m8t ive got both

Guilt may not be your fault - shame always is.

Check the dictionary

shame is you should not have done it, guilt is you should not have done it but you did.

Both can be induced and lend themselves to be used as tools to manipulate people. But both can spring from legitimate grounds when the person has done something wrong and is repenting form his or her actions.
Shame is the embarrassment that comes along the wrong doing. It can lingers though. The wrongdoer may feel as if his or her action is printed on his or her forehead so that everybody knows who evil, mean or bad the wrongdoer is. When forgiveness is withheld the shame remains. Shame erodes the wrongdoers' reputation and undermines his or her social capital.
Guilt is the awareness of the extent of the behaviour. The wrongdoer is aware of the damage he or she inflicted and of the condition of his or her victim. Guilt should lead to confession and repentance, which are step stones towards restoration of the parties involved. Again, if forgiveness is denied, guilt will remain with its paralysing effect thus hampering the growth of the wrongdoer and poisoning the life of the victim.

Shame is a feeling of embarrassment over something you have done. Guilt is feeling bad about something you have done.

Shame is so bad you cant look yourself in the eye in the mirror.
When you have done something so bad and others saw it and you feel you can never live down being teased.

Guilt is like regret for something you said or did to another.
You want to feel you are justified by your actions and then you want to appologise to the person you fronted or vented on but you are on pride yet hurt like a shame but you want to stand behind your actions and you cant take them back.

Forgive others and Forgive yourself and Make peace with God
You will be OK

Good question!

For me shame is something i may have done which i am not proud of and guilt is something i may have done to someone that on reflection i should not have done.

As requested, here's some definitions:
Shame - A painful emotion caused by a strong sense of guilt, embarrassment, unworthiness, or disgrace. A condition of disgrace or dishonor; ignominy.
Guilt - Remorseful awareness of having done something wrong. Self-reproach for supposed inadequacy or wrongdoing.

For comparisons, I think the difference is that you can feel shame because of guilt, but you don't normally feel guilt because of shame. If you do something you know is wrong (like breaking your aunt's valuable vase), that can lead to guilt, and then you may feel shameful because you feel guilty (such as you don't want to face her because you feel so bad and you are unsure how she will react to see you again). However, if you do something that you have no guilt over (such as if your culture has arranged marriages and you fall in love with someone that wasn't chosen for you), society or family will think is wrong and you might feel shame - but you may still not feel guilty. Good pondering question!

In my humble opinion : Guilt is where you are sorry for an act you have committed. Shame is the utter horror and unbearable embarrassment one feels when others discover your guilty act.

both are bad. One is disgrace and the other is an offense.

shame is what you should feel at your ugly face; guilt is what you should feel for your stupid question

Shame is felt over something you've done, a negative action.
Guilt is felt over something you've neglected to do, a none action.

Shame is when you have done something which reflects on you and you have given others the opportunity to talk about you.Guilt is when your action or ommissions have affected someone else and had an impact on their life

shame is when you know you have done something wrong wrong guilt is what you feel for causing someone else pain when there was no fault with you.

guilt is the action or expression.
shame is the feeling that the person actually "feels" when guilty.
abit like sympathy and empathy.

my definition of shame would be to steal something from some one and they found out i would be totally ashamed of my self even tho i would not dream of stealing its wrong and for guilt it would be saying no to a friend who needed help when i know i could help them and to see them walk away i would feel terribly guilty

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