The guilt virus
How to free yourself from the feeling that destroys your life
Contents
27 chapters- INTRODUCTION. The pandemic no one is talking about
- PART I. Diagnosis: Why does it hurt?
- 02CHAPTER 1. The virus in your head: How the mechanism of self-destruction works
- 03CHAPTER 2. How the virus enters the system: Childhood and evolution
- 04CHAPTER 3. The body remembers everything: How guilt turns into pain
- 05CHAPTER 4. Self-criticism as a “cognitive virus”
- PART II. The source: Who infected me?
- 06CHAPTER 5. The cultural code and the forgiveness market: How history wrote the virus program
- 07FIRST INTERLUDE. Maria. Wittenberg, 1515
- 08CHAPTER 6. Totalitarianism: Guilt as a political weapon
- 09INTERLUDE TWO. Maxim. Moscow, 1937
- 10CHAPTER 7. Collective guilt of nations: Trauma, memory, and healing
- 11CHAPTER 8. Cults: Guilt as a mechanism of absolute control
- 12CHAPTER 9. Archaic rituals: When confession becomes a weapon of control
- 13INTERLUDE THREE. Anna. Salem, 1692
- 14CHAPTER 10. Busting the “sunny myth”: data versus intuition
- 15CHAPTER 11. Cultural matrices of guilt and depression: A global overview
- 16FOURTH INTERLUDE. Sabina. Tokyo, 1970
- 17CHAPTER 12. Social consequences: How guilt becomes shackles
- PART III. Immunity: How to heal?
- 18CHAPTER 13. Evidence-based therapy: Scientific methods for healing
- 19CHAPTER 14. Prevention: How not to pass guilt on to our children and society
- 20CHAPTER 15. Healing after guilt: From the everyday to freedom
- 21CHAPTER 16. Long-term maintenance: How to stay free of guilt
- 25APPENDIX. Self-study materials, bibliography, and support
- 22Part 1. Self-assessment tests
- 23Section 2. Recommended reading
- 24Section 3. Online resources and platforms
- Section 4. Contacts and support
- 26Section 5. Practical materials
- 27Section 6. Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
- 28Section 7. Therapeutic stories: The path from diagnosis to healing