Overwhelming guilt can lead to self-harm, even to suicide; in Judaism, however, no individual is qualified to render final judgment in his own case.
Read more on Times of Israel: http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-korean-principals-suicide/
Return and Forgiveness https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/uncategorized/2014/04/return-and-forgiveness/
About the author: Joshua Berman is professor of Bible at Bar-Ilan University and the author most recently of Ani Maamin: Biblical Criticism, Historical Truth, and the Thirteen Principles of Faith (Maggid).