shocksites
this isn’t rage, it’s too specific
- Jan 11, 2025
- 105
i feel like my whole life has basically been a humiliation ritual. i hate myself and hate being a person and hate that other people are there to witness it
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I mean this question is one I've definitely grappled with. And I honestly don't know how I feel.i feel like my whole life has basically been a humiliation ritual. i hate myself and hate being a person and hate that other people are there to witness it
oh my god this is SO helpful. thank you so much. i've felt random guilt and embarrassment for no reason for as long as i can remember. it's so nice to know that im not alone and have an actual reason behind it finallyI feel the same way, but I know part of what causes it. Look into 'Chronic shame' which is a trauma response some of us have.
My very cursory understanding is that if our needs aren't met when we're a baby, we start to think there is something fundamentally wrong with us. I heard Dr. Gabor Maté talk about this on a podcast:
"The world is an unsafe place because we learn about our worlds through how we interact with our caregivers. That's the template. I mean, if you ever raised a puppy dog, you know that how you treat that little infant animal has a huge impact on what kind of a creature they're gonna develop into. Well, human beings are the same. In fact, even more so because we're more dependent and more helpless than the average animal is.
So we need that care and that connection even more powerfully. So when we're lacking it, the infant assumes unconsciously that there's something wrong with them, they're not lovable, the world is not this trusting place, then we spend our lives acting out from that unconscious belief."
I don't know if this is helpful or not for you. It's food for thought at least.