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that kind of shame and guilt are for suckers man

a sense of shame is healthy and it tells you that you're not infallible. same with things like modesty.

but the shame that says that you're a piece of shit is just fucking poison and needs to be exorcised like the curse it is.

as for guilt, one thing is to know one has done wrong, but to give one's self lashes in continual punishment is what nietzsche criticized about guilt-- adding second stupidity to the first one. useless. and toxic.

anyway, quitting smoking is easy, i've done it a lot of times, etc.

so, learn from your mistakes and retool for the next time, or simply accept your human limitations with kindness and understanding.

i mean, everyone dies in the end, and being "perfect" can't save you anyway, even if it were possible. so. hm. yeah.