Dear Priyanka:

Share more of your thoughts on the matter, will you? On cheating on exams, cheating otherwise, people who get away with it (is it unfair that you didn’t get away with it and others did), and so forth.

anita

Dear Priyanka:

The purpose of a guilty feeling is to examine our behaviors and determine: did we do something that was wrong? The answer may be a Yes or a No. If it is a Yes, then you correct the behavior, determine to do something different next time, the right thing.

If you believe you were wrong to cheat, and you want to correct this behavior, you can determine that next time, when you don’t have enough time to study, or you don’t understand the subject matter, that you … maybe ask for help in understanding, or re-schedule an exam for a later date, if possible, so to have more time to study and then not cheat when taking the next exam.

You can also choose to issue an apology to the teacher and other students.

Once you correct your behavior the guilt has served its purpose and should not continue. It needs to be temporary, not long term.

anita

Dear Priyanka:

I didn’t noticed you posted again on your thread until a moment ago. My answer to your question is: you have to consider your  motivation in telling the teachers about your fellow student cheating as well as the consequences of you telling.

What was your motivation and what are the consequences so far, to you, at this point?

anita