When blame is healthy versus harmful

Self-blame - when it happens way too much - can be paralyzing.

Five paralyzing consequences of self-blame... 

• You were blamed as a child so it's become part of your own punishing self-critic which can lead to self-sabotage.
• You were manipulated or are being abused and you take the blame to "keep the peace" and become submissive.
• You take the blame for something that's happened to you in order to irrationally regain some sense of control.
• You're perfectionistic and are constantly looking for even the smallest of mistakes that your inner critic pounces on to shame and blame you.
• You need affirmation so you take blame that doesn't belong to you as a way of getting that kind of attention.

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