Guilt is far more toxic & dangerous than just a feeling, it is an internal environment – sustained by you yourself!
Here is how it works: The more you indulge in “feeling guilty” over the years, the more familiar you become with a guilt environment, and so the more readily & completely you come to accept that same environment as “natural”.
But what if you are not always consciously aware of choosing to feel particularly guilty? Doesn’t matter – as long as you engage guilt, its awesome power to shape your decisions will continually increase in the background, out of sight, regardless of actual circumstances.
The cost of all of this? Guilt in any form erodes self-confidence. So as you become inevitably doubtful of all the positive potential within yourself, the net price you pay is ultimately the ruination of your independent self.
So ask yourself – is the habit of guilt really worth tolerating?