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Peter S C · 09-26-2007, 07:12 PM

Has anyone else noticed a different type of guilt since they have taken an interest in personal development?

The type of guilt I am thinking of regards activities that we once enjoyed, but now seem unhealthy or unproductive. I call it Personal Development Guilt (PDG) Some examples in my life are:

Sleeping in
Eating fast food
Having a big night out
Watching TV

These are activities that I have cut down on since I have started my personal development journey. But to cut them out of my life completely would drive me crazy. For awhile I would feel guilty when doing these activities, but now I think I have overcome this (if you are interested, read my article Do You Suffer From PDG?).

So, what I really want to know is:
1) have you experienced this?
2) do you think this guilt can actually be a good thing? Eg if you should be at the gym but you have your ass planted to the couch the guilt may help you act.
3) how should one deal with it? In particular in those cases where you just want to relax (as we all need to do)

09-26-2007, 07:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
Peter S C Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Vancouver Posts: 176	Personal Development and Guilt Has anyone else noticed a different type of guilt since they have taken an interest in personal development? The type of guilt I am thinking of regards activities that we once enjoyed, but now seem unhealthy or unproductive. I call it Personal Development Guilt (PDG) Some examples in my life are: Sleeping in Eating fast food Having a big night out Watching TV These are activities that I have cut down on since I have started my personal development journey. But to cut them out of my life completely would drive me crazy. For awhile I would feel guilty when doing these activities, but now I think I have overcome this (if you are interested, read my article Do You Suffer From PDG?). So, what I really want to know is: 1) have you experienced this? 2) do you think this guilt can actually be a good thing? Eg if you should be at the gym but you have your ass planted to the couch the guilt may help you act. 3) how should one deal with it? In particular in those cases where you just want to relax (as we all need to do)