living and coping with guilt

when bad things happen or you make mistakes and make innocently stupid decisions a lot how do you cope with the guilt of being a bad person

Guilt is really hard for me to deal with. My mom had asked me to watch a movie with her one night and declined her offer just to go read manga. Then the next morning I woke up to her having past away in her sleep. Was extremely hard for me to get over. Honestly its something I'm still not over. I could have spent her last moments in life with her making her happy but I didn't. But it's also something I refuse to keep me back from living life happily. I make mistakes all the time. Everyone does and sometimes you'll feel like a horrible person for doing what you did. But you also don't know the future and how people will react to your actions. You do what you feel you should do at the time. If it turns out bad and people get upset then now you know what not to do anymore! :) Anyways, I cope with guilt by telling myself not to do what I did wrong again. I try my best to make myself happy and make up to the person who i've hurt. And when thats impossible it ends up just being time that helps.

I still have trouble myself...even if I'm not really guilty in doing things. I just care too much. But it also goes to show by being this way, you have a big heart. It's better than being cold hearted. I do things to distract myself and it sometimes helps. Like music, watching animes, and doing something I love to do. If that person leaves you from your life, even if you apologized, then you did all you could..Even if you didn't have to say it to begin with. It's better than doing nothing, no? That's how I see it. ^^ Think that way the next time you feel guilty. It helps a bit.

I prefer to use the crutch called destiny, fate or a general lack of omnipotence on my part. I cant see the future, I cant read minds, and I am not some prodigy that is gonna save the world, I'm just a guy trying to get by in an insane world I cant control, and whatever I do to get by is whatever is neccesary, you can regret stuff on your death bed, untill then just live your life to its fullest potential.

I suck it up and move on. I don't really have a choice easier said then done and I always have the nagging guilt but fuck it the world will keep on moving regardless. No point in dwelling on it and letting it kill you slowly. Don't really know if that considers as a way to cope but thats how I go at it. Other than that I watch anime/read manga and play games to get rid of my frustration.

Try to always do good, if you make mistakes think of them as learning steps. I just follow the philosophy of karma, if I did bad things it will come back to get me, so try to always do good and good will come back to you. I think feeling guilt all the time only helps to invite bad karma.