Appendix 3: Common Manifestations of Self: Defective Emotions - Remorse

This is one in a series of tables featuring the main emotions discussed in PTP Step 4. Other emotions will be treated in subsequent works on other Steps. Except for resentment, the emotions listed are not necessarily defective. They become defective when, under the influence of our defects of character, our concerns and/or the perceptions of how those concerns are affected, become distorted. Those defects and distortions are the subjects of our inventory. For a discussion of each emotion, the underlying character defects, and their corrective character virtues, see the corresponding chapters in the book and, as they become available, the posts under Emotional Sobriety on this site. For accompanying tables of character defects, see Appendix 4 on this site. The tables are intended to help us take inventory using the guides to Inventory Type A and/or B. 

Remorse

Definition

Remorse is a perception of ourselves as blameworthy of having done wrong (or omitted to do right) in a matter that is important for us not to do wrong (or omit to do right), and a consequent desire to atone or make up for the commission or omission. See Guilt.   

Related
Terms &
Emotions

Related to perception of fault: Blame, blameworthiness, culpability, dereliction, delinquency, fault, iniquity, liability, misbehavior, misconduct, offense, responsibility, transgression, trespass

Related to feelings and emotions: Anguish, compunction, contrition, pang, penance, penitence, remorsefulness, repentance, ruefulness, self-condemnation, self-flagellation, self-punishment, self-reproach, sorrow, torment, torture

Underlying 
Character
Defects


Pride  

Corrective
Character
Virtues

Acceptance, humility 

For other emotions, please click on the appropriate link: Anger, Anxiety, Fear, Guilt, Resentment

For appendix 1, 2, or 4, please click on its link.