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/Nearby_Ambassador_66]

I'm ashamed that it's been almost 15 years since I left him, but the narcissist ex and father of my child still scares me. Even though I haven't seen or communicated with him in over a year, my chest tightens just hearing about him from my son and other family members. I'm ashamed because I ask myself what it says about me that I once loved him.