Why Do We Feel Survivor's Guilt

Many people argue that survivors of life and death situations should not feel survivor's guilt. Survivor's guilt is a tragic accident in someone's life that make them feel guilty because they survived that accident. Some people believe survivors of life and death situations should feel survivor’s guilt and the others feel should not. Survivors of life and death situations should feel survivor’s guilt. One reason survivors of life and death situations should feel survivor’s guilt because, “Survivor’s guilt is an indicator of a person with strong and good morals”. The moral logic of survivor's guilt is an editorial article by Nancy Sherman which talks about how a person heals with survivor's guilt. In paragraph 6, page 154, of the moral logic of survivor’s guilt states, “Who I am, in terms of my character and relationships, and not just what i do, matters morally”. This is basically showing that this person has survivor’s guilt and is saying it matters morally as in good morals. This shows that having survivor's guilt indicates of strong good morals. This also proves that survivors guilt is an indicator of strong and good morals in a person who has survivors guilt. …show more content…
The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt is an editorial article by, Nancy Sherman which discusses how a person is going to feel with survivor’s guilt. “Those who survive may transform their feelings of guilt into a sense of increased meaning and purpose.” (good-therapy.org survivor guilt). This shows that people with survivor's guilt transform their feelings of guilt into a sense of increased meaning and purpose. This proves that this helps people with the healing process of survivor’s