Silver Spring, MD USA I don't think so...guilt probably keeps a lot of undesirable behavior in check...however, to "guilt" someone into doing something, well, that's bad. Tam I don't think so. It can keep you in-line morally. Some of it is. When it becomes something you obsess over. Gotta learn to let some of it go. Triana, 29
Austin, TX USA Having grown up in a most Catholic household, I am a self-professed expert on guilt. I think remorse over a wrong-doing, legal or moral, is a part of good nature and largely what separates us from animals. I don't think a steady diet of guilt for every tiny little thing one does that may not be socially accepted does a person any damned good at all. Fisch, 47
Preston, CT USA It feels bad. Karen, 22
Ames, IA USA Nope. If there were no guilt, there would be no reason to NOT do things that were wrong or deceptive. Doug2, 29
Overland Park, KS USA No, but it can be. I think sometimes guilt is what helps us keep in line, although there are also some of us who are anxious because of guilt. Sabrina Guilt is the most horrible gut wrenching experience you can ever face!! If you have a conscience. It makes your stomach swim in circles, and your mind race! It makes you sweat, and you cannot seam to consintrate. It may not be bad for others, but it's bad for yourself. Nicole, 17
El Paso, TX USA No, Guilt is your conscious keeping you on track. Janet, 44
E. Brunswick, NJ USA Not if it helps you change your behavior. Laura, 37
Lowell, MA USA No, it just means you did something you really weren't supposed to do. Eric, 20
San Jose COSTA RICA Undeserved and irrational guilt can harm a child and warp the personality of that child as an adult. Conversely, a child who never is exposed to the feeling of guilt will grow up amoral and exploiting. Jill, 61
Saylorsburg, PA USA Depends. Feeling guilty for things that you SHOULD feel guilt for is good; feeling guilt for things that you shouldnt is bad. Talia, 25
Stamford, CT USA I don't think it is bad or good. It just is. Felicia, 36
Lowell, MA USA Only if you let it be. Nicci, 27
Las Vegas, NV USA Excessive guilt yes...if you do something wrong, you should feel guilty about it...of course, I feel guilty about everything...including the fact that if I do not have anything to feel guilty about, well, I feel guilty about that... Luki, 31
Valhalla In some cases, if it's being used for personal gain, revenge, etc... or for things that you shouldn't have to be guilty about. [This is where religion comes into question, but I'm not gonna touch that one. =)] I think guilt is part of what makes one a humane, decent person. It means that you have a sense of right and wrong, I suppose. Jeremy, 14
Highlands Ranch, CO USA No. Sarah Jane, 15
Preston, CT USA Guilt is good if it makes you atone for a wrong and if it keeps you from repeating bad behavior. Guilt is bad if it takes over your life and makes it impossible for you to function. Jane, 62
West Linn, OR USA Yes, guilt is good. It keeps us from repeating past errors and doing things we know to be wrong. Misplaced guilt isn't so good. If you're feeling guilty about something, you need to stop and think about whether your guilty feeling is legitimate. Judy, 62
Easton, KS USA No, how else would we know what is right and what is wrong. I still carry guilt from when I was a teenager and did some things that I shouldn't. It makes us remember what we should do and not do. KarenNJ, 25
Milltown, NJ USA Guilt is a good think it makes us realize we are not always right. Sometimes guilt is a bad thing when it attaches itself like a leach, sucking all of the ambition out of you. Turning you into a desperate evil S.O.B. Knowledge is better then you can debate that you are not guilty, or look for the remedy to the problem you are guilty about. Christopher, 28
San Mateo, CA USA yes most definitely - i have been hiding a very big secret for over two years now and still know one knows the truth. im feeling very bad about it. (p.s dont worry it's not a criminal offence) Brad, 21
Sydney AUSTRALIA Guilt is very, very bad. One does not need it to make decisions; one must only have to consider the consequences of an action. Guilt haunts you, deprives you of health and happiness, and ruins personal relationships. Cancer, 20
NYC, NY USA