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A second barrier to integrating trauma is shame.
Connected to humiliation, demoralization, and remorse, shame is a complex, debilitating emotion that often arrives with traumatic stress.
A person who was sexually abused may berate themselves for not having fought back—even though they may know it would have made matters worse.
A soldier who freezes under fire during combat is demeaned by others, and comes to feel fundamentally flawed.
Someone who is discriminated against can internalize the form of oppression being directed at them and begin to feel defective and unworthy.
Shame is a powerful, paralyzing force.
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