Self-conscious guilt
Regretful
Strength 2 of 4
Looking back at a choice or missed chance and wishing you had acted differently, with an ache for how things might have gone.
In the body
- A slow, heavy sigh
- A dull ache in the chest
- Gaze turned inwards or into the distance
Needs behind it
When these needs aren’t met
Softer and stronger
- Sorry
- Guilty
- Regretful
- Remorseful
Often confused with
Disappointed
Regretful looks back on a choice of your own you wish you had made differently; disappointed is about an outcome that fell short of your hopes.
Guilty
Regretful is wishing you had chosen differently, whether or not anyone was hurt; guilty comes when you sense you crossed your own values or caused harm.