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Why your joy feels like betrayal of family pain

I feel guilty for being happy when my family is struggling even though their problems are not my fault.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The inner child learned that their happiness was somehow connected to others' suffering, making personal joy feel selfish or dangerous.

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