We sin. We should admit it, repent, seek God's forgiveness for our transgressions, do penance, and, after an appropriate time, forgive ourselves, forget past offenses, and move forward optimistically with a clear conscience.
Where we never forgive ourselves, never allow ourselves to be free from feeling guilty and remorseful, that is excessive. It become self-loathing as self-attacking, and that leads being bitter, the forerunner to committing far graver sins. Never forgiving oneself or moving beyond the penitential phase will le to wicked outcomes.
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