regret

is an experience of felt-reason or reasoned emotion. one thing all regretted decisions have in common is that the person had an element of control.

So what is regret, exactly' Psychologist Janet Landman describes it as an experience of felt-reason or reasoned emotion, which occurs in response to feeling sorry for our misfortunes, limitations, losses, shortcomings or mistakes. As many psychologist have pointed out, a regretted action may be one of commission (where you did something) or omission (where you chose not to do something). It may not even be an action you regret... it's entirely possible to regret having thought something about a particular person, along with other members of a group, perhaps. However, one thing all regretted decisions have in common is that you had an element of control... if you were unable to make the decision yourself, the feeling might be disappointment, but it

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