Hope you don't mind me posting this here. I have read that guilt is a form of anxiety and I am ruminating about what I did and any possible consequences all day, every day.
I have tried to read a book by a therapist called Windy Dryden on guilt. The problem is, the examples he uses are like people choosing to see a spouse's parents instead of one's own because the former need help ,ore than the latter.
What about when the guilt sufferer HAS done things which are objectively wrong? I think I did them because of poor impulse control, because I had very low self-esteem (to make myself feel better) and because I have been depressed/anxious for some while. But the guilt is killing me. I am going over what I did wrong all day, every day, trying to piece together exactly what I was thinking and feeling at those times (with added OCD/compulsive thinking making me feel I HAVE to be able to remember exactly my thought processes and feelings.
I am not religious so I can't pray for forgiveness. I have tried mindfulness but it doesn't tell you what to do with guilt and when feelings are telling you how rotten you are and how you don't deserve to feel any better.
Can anyone recommend any resources to help me?