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Whether something serves a positive or negative purpose is the only thing to deliberate. You cannot say that guilt serves no purpose. You might say that is serves no positive purpose, but there is nothing that is "purposeless".

Depending on what results from your guilt you might have a better idea of what purpose it serves in your life. If guilt drives you towards positive change then in one sense that guilt served a good purpose in your life. On the other hand, if guilt brings about doubt in yourself, depression, or lack of a feeling of self-worth, then you might say that it is a negative emotion in your life.

There is a proper place and use for guilt, putting it in that proper place and using it for the benefit of your life is what may prove to be difficult.

You may have heard the saying, "What you resist, persists". When you are feeling guilt, I would suggest not trying to push it under the surface or pretend like you are not feeling it.

Like said in a previous post by another member, accept the fact that you are feeling guilty and address why you are feeling that way. One of the most destructive things anyone can do is fake what they are feeling.