Anger, Guilt and Shame Reclaiming power and choice by Liv Larsson

Author:Liv Larsson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Anger, shame, guilt, nonviolent, communication, power, choice
Publisher: Friare Liv
Published: 2013-04-13T16:00:00+00:00

Time Goes, Shame Stays

When we do not know how to deal with shame, it can stay with us for decades. To this day I continue to feel great shame in remembering certain episodes from my childhood. More than 35 years later, I can feel the shame I felt when I pilfered candy and the clerk caught me. To this day I feel my stomach constricting, I almost blush and I want to avoid meeting other eyes when I talk about it.

When I was eight years old, I got a pair of sandals with laces that were tied up the legs. I was proud of them because I thought they made me look grown up. The laces often shuffled down along my legs tangling down at my ankles and I guess, in retrospect, it might have looked quite comical. But it was far from comical to me when it happened right outside the shop closest to my home. Some older children saw it and began to point fingers and laugh at me. I was so ashamed that even today, when I think of the event, I feel a slight discomfort in my body.

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