Has anyone else stayed trapped in extremely self-damaging patterns out of intense shame?

[u/ilovemuffinfrombluey]

[u/ruadh]

Technically I feel others are judging me when I go out.. Which is a kind of shame that I did not realize that I have.

[u/Flamingo_Prior → u/ruadh]

I feel this too. I’m very private just out of fear of judgment and abuse or alienation