Shame
Would it surprise you to learn that, like so much of the pain that afflicts our lives, shame has its roots in childhood?
It is a conditioned response to the actions, judgment, punishment and fear of punishment by those in our circle who have the power to control us: parents, teachers, older siblings, and clergy.
I think that shame (with the implicit message of “who do you think you are?”) is at the root of why we come to feel like a fraud, play small, self-sabotage, overwork, feel we have to hide who we are or that we have to do everything perfectly.
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