Emotion · Shame family
Regret
noun
Sorrow about a choice you made or did not make, paired with a wish that it had gone differently.
How it shows up in the body
Sighing, replaying, a heavy heart, tension when the subject comes up.
What it is telling you
You care about the outcome, and you have learned something. Regret becomes useful when it turns into a new decision.
The urge — and the choice
To punish yourself on repeat. The choice is to extract the lesson and live it.
One thing to try
Write “What I know now that I didn’t know then is…” and one way you will use it this week.
Practice it: Feelings journal.
