“Our guilt of not living up to our imprinted idea of perfection makes us feel unworthy and “bad.” We will tolerate a partner’s abuse to the same degree as we feel we are deficient. When the abuse exceeds our own guilt for ourselves we are ready to leave the relationship.”

“Our guilt of not living up to our imprinted idea of perfection makes us feel unworthy and “bad.” We will tolerate a partner’s abuse to the same degree as we feel we are deficient. When the abuse exceeds our own guilt for ourselves we are ready to leave the relationship.”

— Kathy Burns