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Shame: What Is It and What Can We Do About It?
What is shame? The dictionary definition is “a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming or impropriety.” One study even defined shame as “negative emotions in which the feeling of global self-evisceration is experienced.” Global self-evisceration. Oof! Shame is extremely unpleasant and painful, and it can affect one’s identity and self-esteem.
Effectively Responding to Guilt and Shame
Guilt and shame are social emotions that involve an understanding of the impact our actions have on others.