Grief & Survivor's Guilt

This hits home.

From Person of Interest, Season 3 Episode 10 "The Devil's Share"

Harold Finch (Wren) is speaking with a therapist in 2010 after he had lost his best friend in a ferry bombing.
I've been thinking about doing something radical as a tribute to his memory.  
I would caution against that, Mr. Wren. I see this so often. I've been working with the survivors of the ferry bombing earlier this year. Their trauma is similar to yours. More extreme, of course. Many of them experience a sense of responsibility for what happened. 

Survivor's guilt. I'm familiar. 

Well, then you're also familiar with what I'm about to say next-- that you think your friend's death was your fault. Otherwise, you'd have to face a very painful truth. 

Which is what? 

That you are not God. You don't control who lives or dies. That powerlessness also means that your friend's death is not your fault. I assure you, Mr. Wren, in time, the guilt you feel will pass. 

Let me ask you a question then. Does survivor's guilt pass when everything that has happened actually is, in fact, your fault? 

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Johnny Cash's HURT opens Person of Interest S3 E10

Hurt by Johnny Cash - Lyrics

I hurt myself todayTo see if I still feelI focus on the painThe only thing that's real
The needle tears a holeThe old familiar stingTry to kill it all awayBut I remember everything
What have I become?My sweetest friendEveryone I know goes awayIn the end
And you could have it allMy empire of dirtI will let you downI will make you hurt
I wear this crown of thornsUpon my liar's chairFull of broken thoughtsI cannot repair
Beneath the stains of timeThe feelings disappearYou are someone elseI'm still right here
What have I become?My sweetest friendEveryone I know goes awayIn the end
And you could have it allMy empire of dirtI will let you downI will make you hurt
If I could start againA million miles awayI would keep myselfI would find a way

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