14 Types of Guilt

1. A Hesitancy to Assert Oneself

-I hesitate to ask for directions when Im lost.
-Im ashamed to go out wearing sandals because I feel like my feets ugly.

2. A Feeling of Shame for a Particular Inner Feeling
-I am ashamed of my mole on my chin.
-I am ashamed that I have many scars on my left leg.
3. Shame for What Others Might Be Thinking
-I am ashamed that I only got an Average on the entrance exam while my other friends got
Above Average or even Superior.
-I feel ashamed wearing high heels for others might think that Im desperate to look tall.
4. A Fear of Rejection by Parents and Family
-I feel bad for not telling my parents I had an offense in school.
-I feel bad for getting a grade lower than 80 while my parents expect so much from me.
5. A Fear of Rejection by Society
-I feel ashamed when Im with my girly friends wearing makeup because I dont.
-I am afraid that my friends would avoid me if I dont go and hang out with them until late at
night.
6. A Feeling of Guilt for a Mistake
-I feel stupid when I answer a question confidently and my answer is wrong.
-I feel bad that I forget to bring the things my friend asked me to bring.
-I feel stupid when I misspelled some words.
7. A sense of Self-Rejection
-I hate it that I am not like the other girlsgirly, fix their hair, cares about their looks, acts
feminine. I am boyish.
-I feel bad that what comes from my mouth sounds bad because I have a loud and firm voice
not feminine at all.
-I hate it that Im not tall.
8. A Sense of Uncomfortableness with Ones Shadow
-I am disturbed by my pessimistic views in my life.
-I am disturbed by the feeling of dislike I have towards a certain someone even without him/her
doing something.
-I am disturbed when Im getting angry at my friends when they dont include me in their
conversation or plans.
9. A Sense of Remorse for Having Betrayed a Personal Moral Rule
-I feel bad when I disobey my other for I want to be obedient but I just cant sometimes.
-I feel guilty for lying to my friends and say that I cannot go just because Im feeling lazy.
10. A Sense of Remorse for Violating a Human Relationship
-I feel bad for leaving early without telling them first not to wait for me.
-I feel bad I did not accompany my friend to buy something when we already planned it to buy
together.
11. As Sense of Self-Condemnation for Failure in Ones Responsibility
-I feel bad whenever I complain about the food while there are others out there with nothing.
-I feel bad that I kept my mouth shut when I was a witness to something. I could have helped
them.
12. A Sense of Remorse for Having Betrayed Ones Own Self
-I feel bad for not waking up early when I have 7:30 classes that leads to me not being able to
take the quiz.
-I feel bad for not following my curfew I set upon myself.
13. A Sense of Self-Condemnation for Being Involved in the Fault of a Large Group
-I feel bad because our class wasnt listening during the case study defense because they were
busy answering their AnaPhysio lab manuals.
-I feel bad because my group forgot to request for the materials needed for our laboratory
experiment.
14. A Sense of Remorse for Having Ignored God and His Will for my life.
-I feel bad when I dont go to church oftentimes. I feel like Im neglecting Him.
-I feel bad when I sometimes ask God why He lets these things happen to me. I feel bad
doubting Him.
-When Im hating on someone, I feel bad because I cant seem to like the person even if God
tells me to Love your enemy.