It’s something that a lot of people carry but can also be a useful emotion in certain contexts.
This article will help you in understanding shame, carried-over shame, and why people feel ashamed because of others (second-hand shame). Shame is an emotion that is experienced when a person thinks that their dignity and worthiness got lowered somehow. A person who feels shame thinks that there’s something wrong with them, and therefore feeling shameful …
Before we can discuss what makes people feel embarrassed and how to get over embarrassment, I want you to consider the following scenarios involving two college students- Mohit and Rohit: Scenario 1 Mohit was attending a lecture. After the lecture was over, the professor asked Mohit to stand up and answer a question. Though it …