Jasmine's Place Issue No. 7 - September/October 2013 | Page 19

Chances are at some point in your life you have experienced the feelings of guilt, shame, or depression. These feelings are real and if not dealt with, can lead to potential problems in your life. Guilt implies you have done something wrong. Your choice or action has made you guilty. Depression is caused by a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and psychological factors We feel guilty when we know we have willingly or unintentionally done something that we feel is morally, ethically, or biblically, wrong. Shame gives a little more intense feeling that says, “You are wrong” or