Just wondering if anyone has any experience of this, or knows of any reading I could do around it.
In a nutshell, I sometimes feel guilty about things which are definitely not my fault. For example, if someone comes to visit me but has a difficult journey due to traffic or even a flat tyre, I feel responsible for it, my reasoning being that if they hadn’t been coming to see me, then it wouldn’t have happened. Another recent example saw me feeling guilty about a friend’s family bereavement. For some reason, I linked it to a bereavement I myself suffered a few years ago. As though my bereavement directly caused my friend to suffer a bereavement, which was not the case!
I know these aren’t logical or rational notions, and I never mention them to the other person.
For background, I have a history of depression and anxiety, including health anxiety, and some occasional bouts with obsessive behaviour/intrusive thoughts.
Any thoughts on this would be appreciated. In the grand scheme of things, the guilt is not a big deal, but I’m just curious really as to where it could be coming from.
Thanks in advance.