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Understanding Shame and Its Emotional Effects in Psychotherapy and Everyday Life – Part 2
Many patients who struggle with shame in adult life eventually return, through recollection, to experiences from childhood. They may begin psychotherapy by describing difficulties that appear to belong entirely to the present. They feel incapable at work, inadequate in relationships, uncomfortable in social situations or deeply anxious whenever somebody criticises them. They may constantly compare…