I tried to steal £40 odd pounds from BP petrol station and I feel guilty.

[Nikkiglass]

Hi,
This had actually happened to me today. I went to a BP gas station and filled $76 worth of fuel. Gas Station attendant asked me to pay $25. I haven't said any thing and paid $25 and walked out. I knew at that point she was charging me less, but I kept quiet.

The attendant realized while billing the next customer that she made a mistake. By that time I was in my car. She came running out furiously said I had filled $76 worth of gas.

I said to her I haven't noticed the bill, I knew I was lying at that point. Went back and paid the bill. If she hadn't realized that I paid less, I would have driven out without paying the full amount.

Now I feel guilty and feel ashamed of myself why I have like that. Can anyone suggest me what I can do to get rid of this guilt? I know in future I will not do this again.

you should be ashamed of yourself for trying to steal, but at least you paid up. Now you know how dirty you feel (and are) when you commit a crime. So don't be dirty again.

ever been burgled? If you had, you would NEVER consider stealing even if your parents had not taught you any better.

learn a lesson.

one or two on here who are hopefully going to get what they deserve.

We're all here to learn.

You tried to get away with it and failed. You then felt awful, guilty, etc. so you've learned the lesson that you won't do it again.

Don't be too hard on yourself but remember you can afford it. There's no need to steal which is effectively what you were going to do...

You lied and you stole, why are you surprised that you feel guilty?

Vivacia I don't think the OP was surprised at feeling guilty, more shocked at herself and her own behaviour. She needed to know how to put this guilt behind her and move on from this experience. Whilst guilt is good, in that someone realises they have done wrong, if someone does not know how to progress from this they will just be stuck feeling bad like a hopeless cause. However people can be forgiven and they can change for the better - dwelling on guilt does not help this process.

Dur! Thanks for explaining capsium I totally didn't interpret that from the posts.

I guess, OP, it might be worth considering why you did it in the first place?