Guilt is the feeling of answerability for some wrongdoing you believe you have committed. It can come from doing as simple a thing as pinching someone hard, or something as unfortunate as mistakenly killing someone. When guilt is strong, you feel ‘ashamed’ of yourself. I have given examples below, which describe guilt, but it's in your capabilities to decide to use the example that best fits your scene.
- A voice in the mind tells you to fix your mistake
- An action with the self (self-correction/repentance)
- Living in fear of doing something wrong (generally people who often commit mistakes)
- Fear of others finding out what you’ve done
- Shame put her through a multifaceted experience (acting differently in front of different people)
- Her denial of guilt/shame only prolonged her agony
- She had the feeling of nakedness (not physical nudity)
- Wanting to disappear
- Failing to meet your own standard of behavior/societal standard
- Blaming yourself or others; diverting blame
- Annoyed/disappointed at yourself
- Upset stomach/digestion
- Headache (generally persists for a long time)
- Feeling strangely hot
- Not in a state of well-being (lack of happiness/peace/comfort etc)
- Head down
- slumped posture; body collapsing
- She wished she could be invisible and not be noticed by anyone
- She was sorry
- She seemed like she was in the wrong
- She was flustered
- She wished that the ground would swallow her up
- She felt burdened by guilt
- Trembling with guilt/shame
- Struggling to confess
- Sense of alienation from others
- Feeling anxious
- Feeling inferior/insignificant
- Feeling ugly
- Expecting punishment
This is just a preview of 30 examples.
The main document expounds the emotion extensively.
The full list of over 170 examples is available on Patreon.
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