Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Survivor’s guilt describes the feeling that because you’ve survived, recovered, or moved forward from a traumatic event, you don’t deserve to be okay, when someone else couldn’t be okay.
It often shows up as guilt, self-blame, or feeling responsible for things that happened that were beyond your control, or the result of a mistake that you would do anything to undo.
Healing doesn’t mean what happened mattered less. It means learning, with time and compassion, that you are allowed to keep living even while you carry the hurt.
Survivors carry a weight that most people will never understand. Compassion will always do more than criticism or judgment.
Deaf Counseling Center therapist, Kimberly, discusses survivor’s guilt and ways of dealing with it.
#survivorsguilt #traumarecovery
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR COUNSELING AND THERAPY SERVICES: deafcounseling.com
Est. 2001. Deaf Women Owned. Over 25 years in business. 35+ years of Experience. Deaf Counseling Center provides both online (videophone, web-based, online, and virtual, e-therapy, telemental health) and in-office therapy to Deaf clients on a national basis.
Board-certified Telemental Health (BC-TMH). HIPAA Compliant. 100% Private. Inbox us for more information.
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Start today! deafcounseling.com @deafmentalhealthstories @deafcounseling #deafcounseling #deaftherapy #deafmentalhealth
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Disclaimer: This space is for education and reflection, not a replacement for therapy or professional care. You may want to consider diagnosis and treatment of your symptoms with a licensed professional counselor. Feel free to contact us to be connected to one of our therapists.
NOTE: We use the word “Deaf” as an INCLUSIVE term for all Deaf, hard of hearing, DeafBlind, DeafPlus, late-deafened, oral Deaf, ASL users, CI users, and other identities.
We provide Deaf therapy led by fully licensed Deaf therapists, psychologists, counselors, and social workers with more than 35+ years of experience serving the Deaf community.
© 2026 Deaf Counseling Center. All rights reserved. You must credit Deaf Counseling Center when sharing or using this content.
Survivor’s guilt describes the feeling that because you’ve survived, recovered, or moved forward from a traumatic event, you don’t deserve to be okay, when someone else couldn’t be okay.
It often shows up as guilt, self-blame, or feeling responsible for things that happened that were beyond your control, or the result of a mistake that you would do anything to undo.
Healing doesn’t mean what happened mattered less. It means learning, with time and compassion, that you are allowed to keep living even while you carry the hurt.
Survivors carry a weight that most people will never understand. Compassion will always do more than criticism or judgment.
Deaf Counseling Center therapist, Kimberly, discusses survivor’s guilt and ways of dealing with it.
#survivorsguilt #traumarecovery
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR COUNSELING AND THERAPY SERVICES: deafcounseling.com
Est. 2001. Deaf Women Owned. Over 25 years in business. 35+ years of Experience. Deaf Counseling Center provides both online (videophone, web-based, online, and virtual, e-therapy, telemental health) and in-office therapy to Deaf clients on a national basis.
Board-certified Telemental Health (BC-TMH). HIPAA Compliant. 100% Private. Inbox us for more information.
______________________
.
.
.
.
.
.
Start today! deafcounseling.com @deafmentalhealthstories @deafcounseling #deafcounseling #deaftherapy #deafmentalhealth
.
.
.
.
Disclaimer: This space is for education and reflection, not a replacement for therapy or professional care. You may want to consider diagnosis and treatment of your symptoms with a licensed professional counselor. Feel free to contact us to be connected to one of our therapists.
NOTE: We use the word “Deaf” as an INCLUSIVE term for all Deaf, hard of hearing, DeafBlind, DeafPlus, late-deafened, oral Deaf, ASL users, CI users, and other identities.
We provide Deaf therapy led by fully licensed Deaf therapists, psychologists, counselors, and social workers with more than 35+ years of experience serving the Deaf community.
© 2026 Deaf Counseling Center. All rights reserved. You must credit Deaf Counseling Center when sharing or using this content.
