Michael Breslin considers the place of guilt in a healthy personality.
https://philosophynow.org/issues/167/Guilt
Guilt
Re: Guilt
'The place' of 'guilt' in every 'personality' exists equally with every one of the 450 or so other emotions, which every human being has.
They are all just 'signs' of what is 'going on' around 'you'.
They are all meant to be used as 'signposts', in Life, for how to 'move along' 'the path', of Life.
They are all 'signals' of what 'to follow' and of what 'to avoid'.
They are all certainly 'not there' to 'control you', but are 'here' to help and guide 'you'.
Guilt, like all others emotions, are also controlled by 'thoughts', which, in turn, however, 'thoughts', themselves, can be controlled by 'emotions'. However, that is only if 'you' allow 'emotions' to have control over the 'thoughts' and 'thinking', within. By the way, once 'you' get 'a handle' on and over the 'emotions', and use them how they were intended to be used, then 'you' are one step closer to having far more control over 'you', and 'your life', and over 'where' 'that life' is taking 'you', and 'where' 'you' are actually 'heading to', and towards.
They are all just 'signs' of what is 'going on' around 'you'.
They are all meant to be used as 'signposts', in Life, for how to 'move along' 'the path', of Life.
They are all 'signals' of what 'to follow' and of what 'to avoid'.
They are all certainly 'not there' to 'control you', but are 'here' to help and guide 'you'.
Guilt, like all others emotions, are also controlled by 'thoughts', which, in turn, however, 'thoughts', themselves, can be controlled by 'emotions'. However, that is only if 'you' allow 'emotions' to have control over the 'thoughts' and 'thinking', within. By the way, once 'you' get 'a handle' on and over the 'emotions', and use them how they were intended to be used, then 'you' are one step closer to having far more control over 'you', and 'your life', and over 'where' 'that life' is taking 'you', and 'where' 'you' are actually 'heading to', and towards.