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Understand it, reflect on it, notice what you might need, try a short exercise, and keep anything you write — privately, only if you want to.

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You're feeling shame. What might help right now?

Pick whatever feels possible. There's no right answer, and you can come back to the others any time.

Step 1 · Understand

What shame can feel like

Shame often feels like there is something wrong with you, rather than with something that happened. It can arrive as heat, a wish to hide, or a sudden pull to disappear from the room.

Manchmal kann dies zusammenhängen mit…

See whether any of these feel relevant. This may or may not fit your experience.

  • Being criticised, mocked or corrected in front of others
  • Growing up where mistakes were met with disapproval rather than repair
  • Being blamed for things that were not yours to carry
  • Feeling exposed after sharing something personal
  • Comparing yourself with other people today

Mögliche Gefühle darunter

  • Embarrassed
  • Exposed
  • Inadequate
  • Judged
  • Unwürdig

Du bemerkst vielleicht…

In deinen Gefühlen

  • A harsh inner voice
  • Wanting to be invisible
  • Feeling small or exposed

In deinem Handeln

  • Withdrawing or cancelling plans
  • Over-apologising
  • Replaying what you said

In deinem Körper

  • Heat in the face or chest
  • Curling inward
  • Difficulty meeting someone's eyes

The rest of this page is for members

Members can reflect with prompts written for shame, choose what they need, follow a matched Recovery Trauma™ exercise, and save it privately to their journal.

  • Reflektieren
  • What you might need
  • Your exercise
  • Save to journal
Recovery Trauma™ beitreten

Dies dient ausschließlich der Aufklärung und Selbstreflexion. Es ist keine Beurteilung, keine Diagnose oder Therapie und es kann dir nicht sagen, warum du etwas fühlst – das kannst nur du selbst wissen.

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