Regret and remorse are completely different feelings.

If you feel remorse, it is directly related to an act that is generally condemnable and you wish to apologize for your action. You may also feel remorse about not doing something if you could have improved or prevented it.

You may feel remorse because you have set too many limits for yourself and overstepped them or failed to do something.

Most often you feel remorse for lying, while you do not dare to tell the truth. Honesty always reduces guilt.

You may feel remorse because you haven't been communicating with your parents, loved ones or friends for a long time - you haven't been interested in what they have done, you seem to have forgotten them or excluded them.

You may also feel remorse about other people's shameful actions.

It seems to you that if you have apologized and have been forgiven, you have seemed to ease the punishment for your action.

Do you feel guilty and why?

Does your remorse affect your relationships with the people around you?

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