Ukrainians who went abroad feel guilty that they are outside the country. Those who are far from the war zone think about those who are closer to the frontline. Those who do not serve may feel guilty before those who are in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. But also those who serve may feel guilty before their fellow soldiers on the frontline. The latter, in their turn, may feel guilty before those who have already given their lives. To overcome this cycle of guilt, in the fifteenth month of the war of attrition, we ask the question: do we have the right to slow down? To take a breath?
Pre-war sociological studies showed that many Ukrainians feel that they have no influence on anything. But the mentioned feeling of guilt can be interpreted as a feeling of subjectivity. You can feel guilty only when you think that you can do something. How can we use this resource? Can we organize the vocabulary of our new experiences?