by Karen | Feb 23, 2018 | Self-Help, Shame
GUILT? OK SHAME? NO WAY Allowing guilt to manifest in shame is a harmful process that occurs way too often. Guilt is healthy. Shame is unhealthy. But I am far ahead of myself, let’s start at the beginning. Guilt and shame are often thought of as interchangeable. They... by Kathy | Jan 14, 2015 | Depression, Shame, Uncategorized
If you have shame – you know, that nagging, nasty inner voice that tells you everything you haven’t done, everything you should’ve done differently, and how you otherwise just aren’t good enough? – then you know how draining it is. Ugh. Figuring... by Christy Aloisio | Jan 13, 2015 | Shame
Do you ever take a ride on the shame train? The shame train is when one horrible thought you may have about yourself turns into another and then another. The shame train makes stops at sadville, depressionfield, and sometimes even hoplessness zone. The end of the... by Kathy | Mar 2, 2014 | Marriage
If you have shame, you have shame voices. Shame is the deep belief that we are bad, stupid, worthless, etc. The shaming voices are the messages that play in our head, a constant running commentary that reinforces that we are flawed and defective at our core. To turn... by Javan | Sep 6, 2013 | Family Counseling, Individual Therapy, Marital Therapy, Self-Help, Uncategorized
Finding out about an affair is devastating. As the fear of the ultimate abandonment comes to life, the storm of self-blame, insecurity, and self-doubt can spin into oblivion. Sometimes even a bit of temporary insanity can be expected. Affairs can spin a...