Feeling guilty all the time, even for little things?

Question:

I feel guilty all the time: whenever somebody buys me a gift, when I forget to do little chores around the house, whenever I have even a minor disagreement with someone. I always feel that conflicts are my fault, even when they aren't. I feel guilty for sharing my problems with friends because I worry that I am burdening them. I even feel guilty for asking for help because I do not want to bother the other person. Why am I feeling this way? I came from a strict Christian family background, so is that part of the problem? As a child, back before I left the religion, I used to pray for forgiveness, but I never felt forgiven. What can I do to stop feeling this way? It's starting to impair my ability to relate to other people. I am isolating because of it.

Answers:
this could be a symptom of depression. the inability to chill and life do life and understand everyone forgets little things and has minor disagreements is possibly a symptom of something bigger.

these are things you don't need to pray for for forgiveness for these are daily things that you are beating yourself up for. i am sure for the most part no one even notices these minor nothings.

see a doctor and tell him what is going on and i am sure you will feel better knowing your a good person and maybe a small dose of medication for a temporary amount of time would stop the guilt and especially the isolation.

please don't let his get any further. go see someone. it's not you it's a brain thing you can't help but with temporary meds you can soon be rethinking things normally.

i think you just have a big heart.use it to your advantage.

Don't know your age. If you LEFT your religion, you feel guilty over that. God is a loving God and forgives us our sins.don't doubt God. You should never blame yourself for everything.Be happy, think happy thoughts, writ down how you feel, and why you feel the way you do..write to your self to relieve some of your feelings.

Well the simple answer if just stop.thinking about yourself and try to get out there and get involved with the community.find a mission...be it orphans, aids, education, a higher calling of any sort...and this ridicilous worring will hopefully stop because you will have something useful to worry about. I have always thought...the reason wealthy people worry about ridiclous things is we all need things to worry about.and their standard of living is so high they worry about dumb stuff. If finding a higher calling does not help or you cannot see a shrink.

Just remember that you're human; everybody makes mistakes... If someone buys you a gift, be thankful that they care about you. Don't ever feel guilty for that! If you need help from your friends, say something. That's what friends are for. As long as you are helping them, you have no reason to believe that you're being a burden.
If something happens and you feel guilty.just shrug it off and say, "Oh well." Like my mother tells me..."There is no reason to cry over spilled milk."

Feeling guilty all the time, even for little things?

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