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Anyone ever heard of toxic shame?

I recently learned of it and realized I suffer from it... also learned how to overcome it. It's basically where you think deep down you are flawed to an unhealthy extreme. Anyone else suffer from this or think they do? Any advice for those that do?

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caccoon · 36-40

I don't really like to diagnose myself, but sometimes I do get some pretty crippling guilt/shame feelings, that can basically ruin days and weeks (or longer) for me. So much so that I won't even get out of bed. Sometimes it can be something reeeally small that I just think about way too much, and convince myself everyone hates me, or I'm incapable, etc. It's really uncomfortable and makes it hard for me to engage with people and be social, at times.

But I just try to deal with one day at a time.