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When charitable giving creates chronic guilt instead of satisfaction

I have been donating thirty percent of my income to global poverty organizations for eight years and I still feel guilty every time I buy coffee.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Moral perfectionism in service of others can become a form of self-punishment that undermines genuine compassion.

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