Jerry Banfield

Why do we feel bad about having certain thoughts? Why is it when I have a certain thought I will feel ashamed or that I am a bad person, and I will have different thoughts that make me feel as if I am a good person? Just like in the game Fallout 4, we are often presented with situations that give us different ways to respond. In the game, I can respond to a situation by going along with the group, saying I will think about it, or taking an aggresive "no" approach that will result in a fight. Life is often the same in that we do not have much control over what happens around us, but we do have ability to react in whichever way we see fit. So, why do some thoughts make us feel guilty even if we do not act them out? I think we have been trained to feel shame based around our thoughts. You are not a bad person for having negative thoughts, because most thoughts come without action. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jerrybanfield/support