I hate myself. How quickly most of us feel compassion for someone like Cathy, but many of us are slow to let go of our own guilt. Guilt can make recovery from anxiety disorders difficult. It can lead to self-hatred, like it has for Cathy. If you find yourself feeling guilty on a regular basis, you may want to face it and learn what you can do about it.
Guilt is the inability to forgive oneself for a perceived wrongdoing.
Perceived wrongdoing means that you believe you have done something wrong. If others were involved, they may or may not still be angry or hurt by the wrongdoing. A perceived wrongdoing may be an action, a thought or a feeling. If the wrongdoing was an action, you probably think of it as a mistake. You feel guilty for the wrongdoing because you cannot forgive yourself for it.