“Don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy.” ― Roy T. Bennett

Do you struggle with questions or feelings like… 

Do you blame yourself for all that has happened to you?

Do you struggle with chronic guilt?

Are you ashamed to tell others of your spiritual abuse?

Do you blame the group for all your problems, struggles, and issues?

Recovery Principle Six is focused on spiritual abuse and deciding who is responsible. Inevitably, spiritual abuse survivors struggle with feelings of anger, guilt, and shame. These emotions are often intensified by confusion over what qualifies as responsibility and what qualifies as accountability. The subtle differences between these two are particularly important to understand. This is particularly true for first generation survivors, and those who brought family and/or friends into a destructive group.