Joe's entire neighborhood was hit by a forest fire last year. While nearly all of the houses in the neighborhood were burnt to the ground, Joe's house was miraculously spared and left fully intact. If Joe was like most people, he would nonetheless feel bad that his house withstood the fire while other people's houses did not. That is, he would be feeling a form of ____.

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Survivor guilt is the correct term for the feelings someone may have when they have survived a situation in which others have not. It is common in scenarios where a person feels guilty for surviving a disaster or traumatic event when others did not, even if they had no control over the outcome.

Joe's Entire Neighborhood Was Hit by a Forest Fire Last