Awful Quote by Philip Roth

Why is it so hard for us to confess are feelings

— Cierra

... it is because sympathy is but a living again through our own past in a new form, that confession often prompts a response…

— George Eliot

“Confession is for the confessor. It makes you feel good; it ruins the lives of everyone else. It’s a selfish thing to do. Don’t…

— Jake Adelstein

“Shame is the bane of my existence both as a trauma therapist and as a survivor, as it is one of the most difficult…

— Amanda Ann Gregory

“I will admit it sometimes felt strange to me to make the confession to someone and later catch them laughing, or flirting, or eating…

— Jennifer Dubois

They mustn't know my despair, I can't let them see the wounds which they have caused, I couldn't bear their sympathy and their kind-hearted…

— Anne Frank

The distinction between shame and guilt is very important, since these two emotions may tear a person in opposite directions. The wish to relieve…

— Paul Ekman

Sorrow is so easy to express and yet so hard to tell.

— Joni Mitchell

Whenever someone sorrows, I do not say, “forget it,” or “it will pass,” or “it could be worse” - all of which deny the…

— Peter Koestenbaum

“Some people with DID present their narratives of sadistic abuse in a quite matter-of-fact way, without perceptible affect. This may sometimes be done as…

— Graeme Galton

Things are not as bad as it seems. The situations that cause us sorrow are the same ones that introduce us to the strength,…

— Robin Sharma

I've made a terrible confession to you, he concluded gloomily. Do appreciate it, gentlemen. And it's not enough, not enough to appreciate it, you…

— Anonymous