Articles about Shame
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Shame is defined as a condition of humiliating disgrace or disrepute. According to John Bradshaw on Healing the Shame that Binds You , toxic shame is induced in children, by all forms of child abuse. Incest and other forms of child sexual abuse can cause particularly severe toxic shame.
Whatever you call it - low self-esteem, a poor self-concept or toxic shame - if you don't sufficiently love yourself, you will not be able to find happiness in your marriage or satisfaction in your life. I prefer to call this condition toxic shame, a term that has been popularized by John Bradshaw, author of several self-help books. Bradshaw defines toxic shame as spiritual woundedness, a failure to love yourself unconditionally as God loves you.