Shame on you!

 When I was growing up this was a common expression when scolding a child and now I hear it often when scolding others for their political views.  This article was interesting to me and made me think of all the young girls (and boys) who have been sexually abused.

Here is an excerpt and a link.to.the article if you would like to read more:

Shame Is Unlike Any Other Negative Emotion

Western medicine tends to separate mental health from physical health. Cole argued that they are interconnected and bidirectional. Mental and emotional burdens are stored in our bodies just as much as environmental toxins.

Feelings of regulated shame can foster accountability and moral reasoning. However, unregulated or toxic forms of shame can lead to social withdrawal, negative self-identity, and mental illness.

Unlike feelings of guilt, which focus on behavior—“I did something bad”—shame strikes at identity—“I am bad.” Shame is the feeling of being exposed as fundamentally inadequate—not just failing but being revealed as a failure.

This was in Epoch Times March 21.2026