OK... time to introduce some defiinitions from John Koenig's, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. Just randomly picked up this book and it immediately brought me joy...
published in 2021, it is a compendium of new words for emotions (yep, they are made up, but based on root meanings and interesting phrase combinations). Highly recommend this book.
Today's emotion: "fool's guilt": A pulse of shame you feel even though you've done nothing wrong--like passing a police car while driving below the speed limit, or leaving a store without making a purchase.
Or taking a nap midday (or taking a break from your computer), for that matter.
Just knowing a name for this feeling is precious.
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