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Have recently started “It Wasn’t Your Fault” by Beverly Engel. The book talks a lot about how to heal shame imposed by traumatic events. I’ve never related to the concept of shame before but, after discussing it with friends, I realised I do experience feelings related to/caused by shame I previously didn’t acknowledge even having. I think feeling so ashamed of events and emotions I blot them out and don't acknowledge they actually had an impact on me has been a big part of my experience. In some ways, I think I am ashamed of feeling shame.
Do you feel like you have a difficult relationship to shame? Has your relationship to shame changed throughout the years and if so what changed it?
Do you feel like you have a difficult relationship to shame? Has your relationship to shame changed throughout the years and if so what changed it?