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When we do something wrong, you'd think we'd feel guilty; in actuality, when we do something that has negative or less than stellar consequences, we go through a mental shift--we don't feel responsible for our actions, and we view the entire situation differently than we would if things went well. In short, when we're guilty, we change our perception of reality. A new article in Current Biology reports that we don't blame others to avoid guilt as much as we simply don't think it is our fault. It's an interesting nugget that changes the way we approach tense situations, where confronting others (our ourselves) who have caused less than favorable outcomes. It may not be that they are avoiding guilt as much as they need to be shown the direct consequences to their actions. But good luck telling politicians that.
SITE: http://healthland.time.com/2013/10/03/blame-game-why-we-hate-to-feel-guilty/
