Guilt Trip
It refers to that random wave of guilt or self-blame that hits you unexpectedly, often without any solid reason.
It's like your brain pulling up receipts from 2012 to ruin your mood in 2025.
I invented "GT" when I realised how often I’d randomly get hit by a guilt trip for the smallest things — like not replying to a text for 3 hours or eating something without sharing it with someone sitting next to me. It felt too dramatic to say “I’m overthinking” and too casual to say “I feel bad,” so I started saying, “bro I’m having a GT.”
It stuck. Now whenever something mildly emotionally chaotic happens and my brain decides to turn it into an existential crisis, I just say “GT mode activated.”
It’s short, dramatic, and honestly — very Gen Z.
Coined by Saumya Mishra(me) (aka the OG overthinking mess) in 2025.
It refers to that random wave of guilt or self-blame that hits you unexpectedly, often without any solid reason.
It's like your brain pulling up receipts from 2012 to ruin your mood in 2025.
I invented "GT" when I realised how often I’d randomly get hit by a guilt trip for the smallest things — like not replying to a text for 3 hours or eating something without sharing it with someone sitting next to me. It felt too dramatic to say “I’m overthinking” and too casual to say “I feel bad,” so I started saying, “bro I’m having a GT.”
It stuck. Now whenever something mildly emotionally chaotic happens and my brain decides to turn it into an existential crisis, I just say “GT mode activated.”
It’s short, dramatic, and honestly — very Gen Z.
Coined by Saumya Mishra(me) (aka the OG overthinking mess) in 2025.
"She’s been in GT mode all day after saying no to someone’s dinner plan."
Was literally brushing my teeth when a GT hit me about yelling at my mom last week.
Was literally brushing my teeth when a GT hit me about yelling at my mom last week.
by A Night Owl Overthinker Sam July 19, 2025
Get the GTmug.