Feelings of Guilt
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Yu Shirai, MD (Psychiatry)
Dr. Shirai works at the Yotsuya Yui Clinic for mental health treatment for English and Portuguese-speaking patients. He treats a wide range of patients from neurodevelopmental disorders to dementia in children and participates in knowledge sharing through the Diversity Clinic.
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Content updated on Jan 4, 2023
About the symptom
Guilt is an emotional condition in which we feel conflicted about doing something we feel we shouldn't have done (or conversely, having not done something we believe we should have done). This can result in a persistent and difficult-to-manage feeling state.
When to see a doctor
Seek professional care if you experience any of the following symptoms
Recent weight loss
Altered mental status (delirium)
Change in personality
Difficulty breathing / breathlessness
Easy fatiguability
Fainting with loss of consciousness
Decrease in sleeping desire
Suicidal thought
Possible causes
- Adjustment disorder
A psychological disorder, often with low mood and anxiety. It is triggered by a sudden change in life circumstances, e.g. divorce or losing a job.
- Dissociative disorder
Dissociative disorder is mental disorder that involve experiencing a disconnection and lack of continuity between thoughts, memories, surroundings, actions and identity. People with dissociative disorder escape reality in ways that are involuntary and unhealthy and cause problems with functioning in everyday life.
- Depression
Depression is a psychiatric illness that causes low mood, decreased energy levels, and poor sleep. This causes problems with daily activities like schooling and working. As the condition worsens, patients may also think of commiting suicide. Although depression can be caused by stress and trauma, in many cases no clear cause is found.
- Bipolar disorder
- Depressive
Questions your doctor may ask about this symptom
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this symptom
Do you have feelings of guilt or self-blame, and being apologetic to others?
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Reviewed By:
Yu Shirai, MD (Psychiatry)
Dr. Shirai works at the Yotsuya Yui Clinic for mental health treatment for English and Portuguese-speaking patients. He treats a wide range of patients from neurodevelopmental disorders to dementia in children and participates in knowledge sharing through the Diversity Clinic.
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Obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN)
National Center for Child Health and Development, Japan