Why do I remember embarrassing things I've said or done in the past and feel ashamed all over again?

  • Written by: David John Hallford, Senior Lecturer and Clinical Psychologist, Deakin University
Why do I remember embarrassing things I've said or done in the past and feel ashamed all over again?ian dooley/unsplash, CC BY-SA

We’ve all done it – you’re walking around going about your business and suddenly you’re thinking about that time in high school you said something really stupid you would never say now.

Or that time a few years ago when you made a social gaffe.

You cringe and just want to die of shame.

Why do...

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