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Exploring Shame and Guilt Across Cultures
The chapter delves into the concepts of shame and guilt across different cultures, discussing how shame is tied to identity issues, while guilt is related to behavior and repairing relationships. It explores maladaptive guilt in pursuing personal goals, intergenerational patterns of role reversal leading to ingrained guilt, and the development of reactive protectors like anger and defensiveness. The narrative also touches on the cultural tendency of shaming others and the internal struggles that can lead to self-shaming and avoidance of opportunities.