The Origin of Shame in My Life I was taught from a very early age to consider other people's feelings over my own. I didn't understand the significance of this until I was well into adulthood. I didn't understand how traumatic this would become for me. I loved my family and friends and wanted them …
How Shame Follows Us
I have a question: were you taught to be ashamed of being different? What if you really weren’t “ashamed of yourself”? Shame is one of the most complex feelings I have experienced in my life. I still don’t understand completely how shame works. My understanding of shame was always through the eyes of others. People …