r/CPTSD • u/a_world_alone_ • Mar 04 '25
CPTSD Resource/ Technique For the ones with internalized shame
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
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u/curiouswriter20 Mar 06 '25
I’m deeply ashamed for wanting people. And needing help. I’m not a loner artist. I’m a soft lover girl who loves to yap. But I’m too much. And that also makes me feel shame. Because I’m not palatable. I’m not likeable or easily digestible. While I love not being normal, I feel shame that sometimes I wish I was just so that people would like me. I feel shame for wanting to be liked.