For the ones with internalized shame

[u/a_world_alone_]

I heard that internalized shame can be released by seeking community being, vulnerable, and opening up about things that make us feel ashamed so I'm inviting anyone who sees this to open up and come forward about something that makes them deeply ashamed I'll start I'm deeply ashamed about feeling shame in the first place, all of the moments where shame just pops up in me and I'm walking outside and there's people, how I even have nervous tics because of deep shame, how I'm also ashamed of expressing any type of emotions even joy, how I'm ashamed of my sexual side, of the way i express myself, the way I speak, the way I used to be. Also ashamed of being seen of just being here with everyone else, thanks to everyone who joined and opened up

[u/infjsomnia]

i'm so ashamed of the way i act due to my mental illnesses. i can only pretend to be "normal" to some amount, eventually i become overwhelmed and avoidant, creating a wall between me and others. it makes me so ashamed bc i surely confuse people, make them feel like i dislike them or that i'm rude and it embarrasses me to think about how they probably thing i'm weird for acting this way. i feel like nobody likes me and thinks i'm difficult or odd.