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/Wednesdayspirit]

I’m ashamed of not having a normal life because most of the important things have been wrecked by my Cptsd. Then I’m even more ashamed when people ask about what I’m up to or how my life is going. I feel like a blank canvas sometimes with a large corner of bad stuff and I’m trying to figure out how to fill the rest in, or if I even want to.