1722 || you gotta feel it to heal it || healing the shame that binds you
As long as our shame is hidden, there is nothing we can do about it.
“The only way out is through.”
"Embracing our shame involves pain. Pain is what we try to avoid. In fact, most of our neurotic behavior is due to the avoidance of legitimate pain. We try to find an easier way. This is perfectly reasonable. In the case of shame, the more we avoid it, the worse it gets.
We cannot change our “internalized” shame until we “externalize” it.
Externalization methods include:
1. Coming out of hiding by social contact, which means honestly sharing our feelings with significant others.
2. Seeing…
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