Remorse

Painful regret combined with a desire to make amends.

Family Negative
Valence strongly negative
Arousal moderate activation
Intensity Moderate
Opposite Satisfaction

Painful regret combined with a desire to make amends. The body holds this signal first, often before the mind has named what is happening.

Where remorse lives in the body

Head
Pressure, fullness, mental load
Moderate
Chest
Tightness or warmth
Moderate
Stomach
A sinking pull or knot
Moderate

Related emotions

GuiltSelf-conscious familyRegretSadness familySadnessSadness familySatisfactionThe opposite
A note on this entry: The data on this page (definition, body sensations, valence, arousal, related emotions) reflects a structured reference for remorse. A full long-form entry is being added gradually. If you have research, a translation, or a body-mapping correction to suggest, please get in touch.