The Feeling of Shame: How to Stop Being Afraid of Being Misunderstood

This feeling sits deep within us. It isn’t something people talk about, or even discuss with loved ones. All of us sometimes do things we later feel ashamed of. Shame is a strong and painful sense of inner discomfort that often arises without a clear reason, but can seriously ruin your life. Behind it, other problems are hidden: fear, low self-esteem, fatigue from communication, difficulties in relationships with loved ones, and a lack of love and understanding.

Psychotherapist Ilse Sand tells everything about shame: how it arises and how to separate it from other emotions; what it can lead to and how to calm it down. The author provides exercises and tests that will help you get rid of the suffocating feeling, feel harmony with the world around you, and gain inner freedom.