Psychology Today | 16.05.2026 22:37
If you are a gifted or emotionally intense adult, you may have spent your whole life haunted by a guilt that others do not seem to share. You may have been told you feel too much, think too deeply, and care about things others do not notice. You may find yourself replaying decisions, conversations, things you have done or not done, turning them over to find where you went wrong. The guilt may intensify when you allow yourself pleasure or rest, when you become aware of your privileges, when you come up against suffering you have no power to fix.
