Shame Or Guilt? Different emotional states with different motivations.

Shame is often place side-by-side with guilt, as if the two are the same or come as a pair: “shame and guilt.” However they are very different emotions, arising from very different emotion systems, with very different motivations. In this video, Dr Stan Steindl explores the differences, shame having a threat protection motivation arising from the threat system, and guilt having a caring motivation arising from the soothing-affiliative system. Important from the perspective of the compassionate mind, with differentiating shame from guilt helpful for finding the most effective ways to work with each of them. To see the original video, please go to the link here: https://youtu.be/ClAT6R5cdos

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