It's not that I don't feel bad about it. It's just that I don't feel worse today than what I felt yesterday.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker acknowledges feeling bad about something but notes no increase in that feeling over time. It suggests a static state of regret or guilt.
- In plain terms
- I feel bad, but I haven't gotten worse since yesterday.
- What can you take from it?
- Stagnant guilt or regret can be a heavy state.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does feeling the same mean healing isn't happening?
- What would feel better than just not worse?
Another view
It offers no path forward from the current feeling.
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