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Moral Injury
What are the Symptoms of Moral Injury?
The symptoms of moral injury can be grouped by who has committed the moral violation:
Symptoms Associated with Personal Moral Violations
- Recalling the experience when you do not want to (e.g., nightmares)
- Avoiding thoughts/feelings, and situations related to the experience
- Reduced interest in things and people that were once pleasurable
- Negative thoughts about oneself or the world
Symptoms Associated with Suffering from Others' Moral Failures
- Distressing beliefs about the self or the world which come from accurate beliefs about moral harms
- Shame or anger must be present
- Changes in one’s beliefs about the goodness of oneself or others
- Harshly judging oneself or others
- Social exclusion or rejection of others
- Behaviors that are harmful to the self or others
- Changes in beliefs about life’s purpose or loss of religious or spiritual beliefs or practices
When a person has done something that violated their moral code or has suffered because of others’ moral failures, all the moral injury symptoms can occur at once. If you or someone you care about is experiencing many of these problems and these problems have affected relationships, the ability to work, or leisure and self-care, you or the person you care about may be suffering from moral injury.
Next: How Can Someone Heal and Repair Moral Injury?
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