Professor Brene Brown mentioned shame and vulnerability as ‘’fear of disconnection underpinned by excruciating vulnerability’’.
Shame is the deep drive that makes us feel self-conscious, unworthy of love, belonging and precludes us from being vulnerable. This powerful negative emotion can affect our mental wellbeing, if unacknowledged. It creates culpability over how we think, act and who we are as individuals. As result it makes us operate from state of fear and prevent us from being happy, feeling connected to the people around us. it also makes a person incapable of expressing themselves in a way that allows them to be seen and express their true self. Understanding how shame impacts individuals will assist me in my future practice both as social worker or psychologist.
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Now I am fully aware that these emotions are treacherous, as they can often cause one to feel excluded, behave aggressively, become defensive, retaliate and become suicidal. Shame can result into isolation from family and friends, and force a person to withdraw from social activities and instead suffer in silence. since I comprehend what this feeling can lead too, I will have to encourage those in my personal as well as professional life to recognise what has led to how they feel, share their self-critical and negative thoughts with me or a person they trust as talking to someone is the best way to defeat shame in order to connect.
We have all once been vulnerable in our lives, being vulnerable can be petrifying nevertheless it’s okay to need help, normal to be sad, wrong, fail and be criticised as our imperfections is what makes us human. It requires courageousness to put ourselves out there, see ourselves for who we truly are, bond, feel connected and fit in with the rest of the