Post by Kim Gibbs

I want to try something new on this blog and open it up for anonymous confessions of guilt. 

I recently read where there’s a 900 number people can call to talk about things they’ve done that make them feel guilty.  The call is recorded, but I don’t  think there’s anyone live on the other end of the line.    The idea is to provide a safe place where people can anonymously confess to the wrongs they’ve committed and vent about their guilt.  The response has been huge.

It’s a great way for people to face up to their wrong doings and get some pretty heavy things off their chests without being judged.  It’s also a good start for those who are tentative about facing and dealing with their guilt head on.  By talking about it, even if it’s to a recording, they’ve taken the first step toward accountability and healing. 

People can also pay by the minute to listen to the confessions.   Knowing that there are others out there who have done the same things they’ve done or feel the same way they do is comforting.  It gives people hope to know that they’re not alone and there are others out there struggling too.   

Listening to other people’s problems helps us put our own troubles into perspective, especially when theirs are worse than ours.  Or we come to appreciate the nature of our own problems once once we compare them to someone else’s.  It’s been said that if we were all to throw our problems into one big pile and exchange them for different ones, we’d end up choosing our own again! 

So instead of having a paid number you can call, I’d like to open this blog up to those of you who need a safe place to confess, to tell your story,  and to get some things off your chest.   For those of you who are having a hard time confessing or confiding to another person face to face, this will be a great place for you to start. 

I’ll call these posts “Confessions of Guilt” and they’ll be completely anonymous – no name, no initials, no nothing.  I won’t comment on them (unless you ask me to) and won’t post anyone else’s comments about them (unless you ask me to).  

Please keep your entry clean – no bad language, images or swearing.  I’ll edit anything I think is inappropriate.

Who knows, confessing on a blog may be just the breakthrough you need to get yourself  going on the path to guilt recovery!