Shame Quotes Quotes

“Only then, in the quietness beneath, did the new feeling arrive. It was shame . Shame that she had quit her job, shame that she did not paint, shame that she had married Frank, shame that he was in love with someone else, shame that she had run to Anders for comfort, shame that he had discarded her, shame that Frank drank like he did, shame that they let Jesus die, shame that Frank had let her tear apart the whole apartment looking for her before coming clean about what he’d done, shame that she’d covered for him and told everyone that Jesus had escaped, shame that it was her secret now too, shame that she was too afraid to leave him when she said she would, shame that her mother was dead and she could not ask her for advice, shame that her mother didn’t want to be her mother enough to not be dead, just shame, shame, shame.”
― Coco Mellors, Cleopatra and Frankenstein

“It is a shame that those we elected to represent us are now turning to us with questions rather than solutions. If we can do it ourselves, why do we need them?”
― DON SANTO

“The Laws of Healing Through Pain:
1. Do not regret telling your deepest secrets to evil ears.
2. Do not regret exposing your deepest wound to the eyes of one million snakes.
3. Do not regret revealing your shame to broken mirrors.
4. Vulnerability is ought to be temporary. But, regret will bind you to it on a permanent basis.”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“Many of us express pain and shame over what we think people are thinking about us. This is an unhealthy mindset on which to focus and can be the source of significant emotional and physical illness.”
― Charles F Glassman

“Shame serves to fuel and feed relapse. Further relapse fuels and feeds shame.”
― Holli Kenley, Breaking Through Betrayal: And Recovering the Peace Within, 2nd Edition

“We can weather disappointment in ourselves better if we act kindly towards ourselves.”
― Gina Simmons Schneider, Frazzlebrain: Break Free from Anxiety, Anger, and Stress Using Advanced Discoveries in Neuropsychology

“I wanted to die of shame but everyone insisted on keeping me alive. I had to live.”
― Deborah Levy, The Man Who Saw Everything

“I don't know who needs to hear this but it's going to be ok. You're doing the best you can with what you have. ”
― Kierra C.T. Banks

“Guilt is an outward expression of self degradation. It is acceptance of one’s culpability, indiscretion, liability, sin, dereliction, and harm without resolving the crime, violation, or wrong. Guilt desires to remain hidden, hence, the paying for confessions to alleviate responsibility. Where shame separates you from social and cultural obedience, guilt brings you closer to the deceiver such as religion. Guilt is dancing with the devil and calling yourself good.”
― Deborah Bravandt

“Don't hide or erase your past; it is not there to shame you nor to affect you! It is there to teach you, to encourage you and to remind you how God is Faithful.”
― Bruce Mbanzabugabo, The Inspirer, Book of Quotes

“In March 2020, are we really in need of the motivational speakers or motivational books? To motivate us for what? For staying home? To those who need it, it's Ok.

But I believe that we need the Bible! And this is why I love the Bible, the infallible word of the Lord; because the word of the Lord is always up to date and the one who trusts in His word will never be put to shame.
It is written: “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” Says the Lord Jesus Christ.”
― Bruce Mbanzabugabo, The Inspirer, Book of Quotes

“The most effective diet is when you shed the weight of guilt, shame, and worry.”
― Charles F Glassman

“Leadership is a necessity and there is nothing to be ashamed of when you are such a great leader.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo

“Accept those threads in my story that feel bitter, shameful and painful and turn them into sweet forgiveness and freedom.”
― Christina Foxwell

“Shame is power you give to other people.”
― Becca

“Temptation comes in a warm breeze, sin sits in the storm, shame drowns out redemption, and mercy extends from the beams of God's love. ”
― Allene vanOirschot, Daddy's Little Girl: A Father's Prayer

“In the depths of shame, prayer is your lifeline.”
― Allene vanOirschot, Daddy's Little Girl: A Father's Prayer

“Shame is among the most powerful and destructive of human emotions.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Tajrish

“If Kilgore really got to know him, he’d see Ambrose for his true self: a heartless porcelain doll, beautiful on the outside, but hollow within, splintered with well-hidden cracks.”
― Emily Brandish, Monsters & Mind Games

“Shame is the silent killer of potential.”
― Dana L. Stringer

“When you are ashamed, it isn't because of something you've done. It's because you are ashamed of your own life. Of your own existence. You want to apologize for living.”
― Kacen Callender, Moonflower

“You speak of shame as a beautiful thing, something to be gained because you yourself are overcome with it.”
― Ellen ES Ceely, Child of Shadows

“The best way to challenge shame is with joy.”
― Chella Quint, Be Period Positive: Reframe Your Thinking and Reshape the Future of Menstruation

“Shame whispers lies about your worth.”
― Zara Hairston

“I feel so alone.
Shame survives by convincing me I am alone.
Whether my pain was caused by my bad decision or whether something tragic happened to me, shame is loud in my head.

All of God’s promises that I know do not quiet this shame.
Shame feels comforting when I feel so helpless.
Because it is easier to feel shame than it is to feel helpless.
Shame is something I think I have control over.

Except shame lies.”
― Brenda Seefeldt Amodea, I Wish I Could Take Away Your Pain

“Shame is also self-perpetuating. You’re more likely to act in ways that support your shame than ways that challenge it.”
― Amanda Ann Gregory, You Don't Need to Forgive: Trauma Recovery on Your Own Terms

“Shame is the bane of my existence both as a trauma therapist and as a survivor, as it is one of the most difficult obstacles to overcome in trauma recovery. It can masquerade as guilt, pessimism, or having a low opinion of yourself, but the reality is that it’s much more damaging and invasive, as shame erodes the fabric of our self-worth and identity.”
― Amanda Ann Gregory, You Don't Need to Forgive: Trauma Recovery on Your Own Terms

“Shame causes us to force things that can never be forced, see the real as unreal, and treat the fragments as the whole.”
― Oli Anderson, Trust: A Manual for Becoming the Void, Building Flow, and Finding Peace

“Imagine your past reeks so badly, even you can't bear the stench of it.”
― Eduvie Donald

“Getting lost on a road you know very well is more disturbing and heavy than getting lost on a road you don't know at all, because the first one carries a shame!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan