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    It may seem odd to think of shame and anxiety as related but as I have pointed out in a previous article about anger a person who feels ashamed opens them up to other potential problems. Let me explain how this works with anxiety.

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    It may seem odd to think of shame and anxiety as related but as I have pointed out in a previous article about anger a person who feels ashamed opens them up to other potential problems. Let me explain how this works with anxiety.

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    Shame and Anxiety: Recent Articles Dr. Paul Melrose

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    It may seem odd to think of shame and anxiety as related but as I have pointed out in a previous article about anger a person who feels ashamed opens them up to other potential problems. Let me explain how this works with anxiety.

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    RECENTARTICLES ItmayseemoddtothinkofshameandanxietyasrelatedbutasIhavepointed DR.PAULMELROSE

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    doesshamefitintoallofthis?

    Shamecontributestoanxietybecauseofthesensethatyouarenotagood
    person.Thiscreatesanxietyinanyoftheformslistedabove.Thisfeeling
    manifestsitselfinsomeofthewaysalsomentionedabove.Dependingonhow
    ashamedonefeelscangivesomecluesastohowanxiousonemightfeel.The
    defensesagainstshame,suchasdenialandwithdrawal,leadpeopleto
    disconnectwiththeirenvironmentandthosewhomtheylove.Whenoneis
    isolatedapersonalloss,howeveritssize,takesongreaterweight.Alife
    changecanbehardertohandle,bothbecausethereisathoughtthatitshould
    nothavehappenedandalsohowwellwillIhandleit.

    Whenyoumorecloselylookatyourselftoseewhatyourshamelevelmightbe
    youoftencomeupwiththerealizationthatyoualwayscriticizeyourself,that
    youoftencompareyourselftoothers,andthatanychangeinrelationshipgive
    proofthatyoucannotholdontogoodonesandtherebyconfirmyoursenseof
    shame.Whenyoufeelashamedyoufearbeingalone.Youwillbewhatever
    someoneelsewantsyoutobe.Youwillignoreyourself.Yoursenseofanxiety
    isheightenedthemoreyouexperiencedisconnectionfromyourself.Youfeel
    anxiousthatmaybeyoucannotprotectyourselffrombeingseenbyothers.
    Youalsofeelanxiousthatyouarenotgoodenoughtobeseenbyothers.

    Hereiswherethehardworkcomesin.Youneedtolearnabouttheseissues
    andhowtheyworkonanxietyinyou.Youneedtoacceptyourselfasyouare,
    completewithanxietyandpanicanduseanyoneofanumberofgoodtoolsto
    begintolearnhowtodealwiththeseproblems.Thisispartofthegoalofthe
    course,whichIteach.Youcanlearntodistinguishdifferentformsofpanicand
    whattheirconsequencescouldbe.Youcanlearntoretreatwhenappropriate.
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    Youcanleandiversiontechniques.Youcanacceptthatyou,likeeveryone,
    feelsomesenseofshameandthatthatisnormal.Youcanseeksupportfrom
    apersonorpersonstohelpyoudealandcopewithyouranxiety.Inmore
    difficultanxiousmomentsyoumayneedtheassistanceofaprofessional
    therapistand/orappropriatemedication.

    Workingwithanxietydealsnotonlywithcopingwithit.Italsomeanshelpingto
    healtheshamethatiswithinyou.Dothiswithsomeonewhocanhelp.
    Challengetheshame.Setpositivegoalsbasedonhumanity,humility,
    autonomy,andcompetence.Theseandmanyotherstrategieshelpyouto
    reduceyourlevelofshameandtomangeyouranxietymoreeffectively.

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