What does guilt feel like?
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Guilt is an inner voice that is trying to tell you that something is not right.  You need to look at that guilt and understand where it is coming from and why.  We all have an inner conscience that tells us when we have strayed from the belief system we hold to.  We need to forgive others, or ourselves, make a firm amendment not to repeat the cause of that guilt (the action, thought, etc.) and if necessary make restitution to whomever we have hurt or damaged by our action.  I am talking about actual guilt that is a result of a wrong action on our own part, where we have violated our own inner beliefs and not someone elses attempt to use guilt to shame or control us according to their own agenda.
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I´m happy right now, do you know why??? BECAUSE I´m ALIVE, I can see, I can feel, I can hear all the beautiful things that GOD gave us.\nI can walk, I can hear my music, I can see the nature, and besides of all... I don´t feel the guilt of anything really bad I´ve done in my past. Think about you, I´m sure you´ll feel the same way I do. Have a nice day.
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people generally regret it and feel guilt
627997
I'm agnostic but no I don't feel guilty, I earn my money.  Athiests should feel less guilty than a theistic theif.\n\nIt is not hypocritical either.  It is a traditional saying on our money.  We don't agree to believe in god when we get a job or sign a check.
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mmm nope not all of us.  I feel a huge loss but I am not ashamed of their actions.  They made it not me.  I am who I am and I was not ment to be raised by my biological parents or I would have been.  The all mighty had other things in mind for me.  If anything I feel sorry for them,  because in the back of their mind will always be the guilt of knowing what they did.  \nI wish I could know more about them.  Especially if I have siblings who may like your girlfriend need a family connection.  I am blessed to be strong in myself.  But there will always be questions.  Like why in the world my kids are lighter than me, when their father is darker than me.  I know my mom was real light and my dad was dark from non-ident info.  There will always be a greaving for that sense of belonging but I don't feel any guilt.
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You sound like you suffer from PTSD or post traumatic stress disorder, relating to growing up either in a dysfunctional family or exposed to a lot of abuse. I recognize this from a professional stand point & a personal one.\n\nI know EXACTLY what you mean about feeling guilty for existing. Do you often put yourself down, mentally? Like when you do or say something that you later thought was bad, etc then suddenly find yourself saying in your head, "OMG, you're so stupid ____!" This has to do w/what your core beliefs are. Core beliefs are little internal, learned, beliefs about oursevles that aren't true. Things that develope over time when we've been living in an abusive situation.\n\nTo really get over these problems you are having, I seriously recommend you find a counselor or therapist who specializes in treating PTSD. It wasn't until I found one who did, that I learned to over come my issues w/assertivenes & learn to love myself & realize that I am a valued human being who has the right to exist.\n\n*hugs* If you want to talk more about this, I can go more indepth, click on my profile & send me a msg, I'll be happy to help you out, because I KNOW this feeling all to well that you are talking about.
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Guilt should stay with you, at least in some measure.  That's guilt's purpose - to make you regret your actions, to make you want to change for the better, and to teach you compassion for people that you have or would have hurt.  \n\nHowever, it is understandable to want to ease the pain of guilt and find a way to use it as a motivator for something constructive.  In that respect, some people would say "religion," some would say "prayer," some would say "meditation."  Those can help for some, but those mainly focus on changing who we are inside.\n\nIdeally, I think that people should also find a way to do something for society that is in some way related to their crime or the person(s) that were harmed.  Like if someone harmed or killed a child, I think they should look for a way to do something for their local schools or Little League or something like that.  If the victim was an old person, maybe they could do something for a local seniors' home or center.  If the victim was someone that did things as a community volunteer, they could find an opportunity to be a volunteer.\n\nOf course there would be some circumstances where someone would have to really think hard to find an answer that works.  For example, if the person had molested a child, then obviously they shouldn't look for a way to work where there are children around.\n\nIt's a worthwhile way to make amends to one's community and whatever group their victim would identify with, it can just take some time to figure out exactly how to best go about it.
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It makes them feel godly and holy. I don't think those who are judge mental ever feel guilty. To feel guilty, you have to believe you did something wrong, and these people do not think they are doing anything wrong.
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I would feel at peace. There is nothing in my life that I have done that I am (or should be) ashamed of. Others may not agree with my choices, but they were mine to make and I stand 100% accountable for them. And I'm perfectly OK with that.\n\nThere are many people who have secrets and many people that do things that they should not knowingly. If everyone on the planet started living like everyone knew everything about them, every thought they ever had, everything they had done, every word spoken ... there would be much heart ache at first, but in the end people would be better to themselves and others as they would not be tempted to do many things that they shouldn't. A kind of global "conscience" if you will.\n\nHope that made some small sense.
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you can compensate somehow.\n\nafter that you need not feel guilty.
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Yes, because something was missing at home, guilt is the number on drawback.   Wish I could go back and undo it, but too late now....and then you can't seem to stop, either.
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I think you need to ask yourself why you feel guilty about it.  Do you spend too much time doing it?  If you spend way too much time on it, then it could be that you have an obsession with it or something, and that you should spend your time doing something better.  But if you are just spending an average amount of time doing it, I can't see why you should feel guilty.  It is a healthy thing to do.\n\nPerhaps you feel bad about your motives.  If your motives are wrong, that could be an explanation I guess.  You really need to look within yourself to answer this question.  For most people, this would not be wrong.  But each of us is called to do different things with our time that God has given us, and you have to ask yourself what God wants YOU to do with yours.  Only you can really answer this question.
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:]\nthe anguish you feel is guilt , conviction \nIt is the Holy Spirit , that convicts.\nyou could not be so worried about his lost if you had really lost him\n\n1 john 1:8-9  If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.\n9  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.\n\n\nNot only will he forgive you but he will cleanse you
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guilt is learned........ and taught
115972
what are you guilty or something?
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I think we all feel this way at one time or another...my famous description of myself is the b.o.n....blob of nothing lol...it is horrible to feel so low...but then,...I feel so guilty when I look around and see people so so much worse off than I am, and I wanna hit myself in the head and knock some good sense into it...I bet you have wonderful qualities, and sometimes, when it just don't seem to ever go your way..we have to step back and remember just what God gave us...and thank Him for giving us His Son,...as a sacrifice so that we CAN go on and live...Please..start remembering those things about yourself that shine and how  you can help others...and somewhere along the line, you will start to feel better..and say your prayers darling,..they will be heard...He always hears us...God Bless
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That's pretty typical. She is projecting her guilt. It happened to me.