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Shaming oneself

Discussion in 'Self Improvement' started by DeepRecovery, Mar 24, 2023.

Mar 24, 2023 #1

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Does this sound familiar, perhaps like some of the posts you've seen on this forum? From the book The Myth of Normal by Gabor Mate:

One of the saddest letters I have ever received was from a Seattle man who had read my book on addiction, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, in which I show that addiction is an outcome—not the only one possible, but a prevalent one—of childhood trauma. Nine years sober, he was still struggling, had not worked for a decade, and was being treated for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

he wrote, “I resist the opportunity to blame my mother. I’m a piece of shit because of me.” I could only sigh: self-assaulting shame so easily moonlights as personal responsibility.

Stored away in deep-freeze and finding no healthy outlet, the emotion had turned against him in the form of self-hatred.
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