Guilt

Been dealing with the guilt thing lately. Okay, most of my life. Why is it that women tend to harbor the guilt so much. About everything it seems! My therapist made me chuckle recently when she told me that I feel guilty just for being alive. She's right. I can take any situation and derive guilt out of it. Lately I have been doing a lot more for myself and doing things BY myself. Just a lesson in self-preservation. If I don't learn to like me and take care of me, who else will, really? It's about time for ME, but I feel so much guilt regarding my family, friends, even pets for god's sake. Anyone else deal with this???