The Moral Logic Of Survivor's Guilt By Nancy Sherman

At least 20 people who survived or witnessed the Glenfall tower fire have tried to kill themselves. A former nurse who was working with the victims suggested that “survivor guilt” was among the factors for why victims of the west London blaze were attempting suicide. Survivor’s guilt is a substance someone thinks they did wrong by surviving a traumatic event and the other person did not. Many people believe survivor's should not have survivor’s guilt Many people argue about weather survivor's guilt is necessary to feel if they have experienced a life or death situation.Some people believe that survivor’s should feel survivor’s guilt, others believe that survivors should not feel survivor's guilt. Survivor’s of life and death situations should feel survivor's guilt because it proves that you have good morals and you are a caring person. Survivor’s should feel survivor’s guilt is because it is an indicator of good morals. In the article The Moral Logic of Survivor’s Guilt by Nancy Sherman it says “Who I am in terms of my character and relationships and not just what I do, …show more content…
When you care and love someone and they die you can’t just go on with your life the next day, no you need time to process it and mourn and feel guilty.Feeling guilty only proves that you are human. The Moral Logic of Survivor’s Guilt says “The anguish of guilt, it’s sheer pain and a way of sharing some ill fate, it is a form of empathic distress.”This shows that people do feel survivor’s guilt after experiencing a traumatic event and your loved one passes away.After feeling that pain from losing a loved one you can’t just wake up the next morning get ready for work and go on like nothing happens, your suppose to feel guilty even if it causes you to hurt it's how you get on the road to heal