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How self-forgiveness can feel like moral theft

I want to forgive myself for the drunk driving accident that killed someone, but their family deserves my guilt.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Personal healing and honoring victims' suffering can appear to be mutually exclusive moral imperatives.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Justice and forgiveness — the tension?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.