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Exploring Shame as a Protective Mechanism
This chapter delves into shame as a protective mechanism, explaining how individuals withdraw and hide to safeguard themselves from harm. It emphasizes the somatic experience of shame and the importance of exposing shame to overcome it, focusing on being present in the body to heal from past traumas. The discussion also includes understanding addictive behaviors, somatic explorations with sensations, and navigating big sensations through self-regulation.