🫣 SHAME VS GUILT
PAGE 1 OF 5 — TWO DIFFERENT FEELINGS
NOT THE SAME
GUILT AND SHAME ARE COUSINS
Guilt and shame often arrive together, but they are not the same. Guilt focuses on an action: I lied, I was mean, I broke the rule. Shame attacks your whole self: I am a liar, I am mean, I am broken. One points at behavior you can change. The other tries to define who you are. Learning to tell them apart is one of the most important emotional skills you can build.
🔀 KEY LINE
Guilt says 'I did something bad.' Shame says 'I am bad.' That difference changes everything.
SPLIT!
GUILT VOICE
⚖️ 'I messed up that test'
🌱 Focus on the action
🌱 Focus on the action
SHAME VOICE
🫣 'I am stupid forever'
🚪 Attacks your whole self
🚪 Attacks your whole self