Guilt serves a powerful social function in terms of policing our behavior.

Accept yourself. But realize your behaviors can be bad.

Reaching for the stars, perfectionists may end up clutching at air.

You're not a bad person. But you sometimes do bad things. You know what that makes you? Human.

When we're rational about rule-breaking we set a limit. You don't get 30 years in prison for a traffic ticket. But sometimes you sentence yourself to months or years of emotional pain over minor offenses.

Guilt is not the best way to remedy your mistakes.

Practically everybody knows what its like to feel anxious, worried, nervous, afraid, uptight, or panicky. Often, anxiety is just a nuisance, but sometimes it can cripple you and prevent you from doing what you really want with your life. But I have some great news for you: You can change the way you feel.