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Peter McWilliams

Guilt is anger directed at ourselves - at what we did or did not do. Resentment is anger directed at others - at what they did or did not do.

Peter McWilliams

Anger

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Guilt happens when we feel upset about our own actions or failures to act, turning our anger inward. Resentment occurs when we focus that anger outward, blaming other people for what they have or haven’t done.

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