Feeling Wheel
Ashamed · a word on the feelings wheel
Feeling guilty
Feeling responsible or remorseful for a wrong or mistake.
What feeling guilty is like
Guilt is feeling responsible for a wrong or a mistake, and wishing you'd done differently. It can push you to apologise and put things right.
Guilty or inadequate?
Guilty is about something you did. Inadequate is about who you feel you are. Read more about feeling inadequate.
Finding guilty on the feelings wheel
On the Feeling Wheel, guilty sits in the Ashamed group. Start in the middle of the wheel with ashamed, then move outwards to guilty. If it's close but not quite right, the other ashamed words below may fit better. It's also normal to feel more than one thing at once.
Other words in the Ashamed group
Ashamed words are about how you see yourself, often after being judged or after judging yourself.
- Inadequate Feeling not good enough
- Inferior Feeling lower in status or quality than others
- Worthless Feeling without value or purpose
- Embarrassed Feeling awkward or self-conscious
- Insecure Feeling uncertain or lacking confidence
- Weak Feeling lacking in strength or ability
- Ridiculed Feeling mocked or laughed at
- Insulted Feeling offended by someone's words or actions
- Mocked Feeling made fun of or ridiculed
- Humiliated Feeling publicly shamed or made to feel foolish
Name what you're feeling
Feeling Wheel puts all 118 of these words on one wheel. Tap the ones that fit, add a note if you like, and see your patterns over time. Free on iPhone and Android.