This book offers a self-help text and a cognitive  approach to overcome shame.  A mini-survey was conducted to bring  clarity and personal definition to the emotion shame.  The survey  yielded many different situations and contexts in which an individual  experiences shame.  The difference between shame and guilt, and shame  as a feeling vs. an emotion was explored.  The text mostly focused on  shame as an emotion or identity.  The paradigm offers that shame is a  learned behavior that can be unlearned.  The influences that assist in  the development of shame are presented.  The thought-feeling or faulty  learning model is presented with ways to change thought patterns.  The  book examines the connections between a shameful identity, depression,  anxiety, and addictions.  The issue of how shame plays out in  relational choices is examined, with a plan for change.  Practical  approaches to working through shame are offered.  The importance of  forgiveness, acceptance, and love are specified.  The emotion of  shame is poorly defined, thus the approach of offering a personal  definition of shame.  The core issue of abandonment has been a  presenting theme in all individuals who suffer with shame.  Fear of  rejection is a top layer to the abondonment issues.  The book offers  some helpful paradigm shifts, for consideration.  This book offers a  self-help approach with easy exercises to assist the individual in  change.  In this very simple text she guides the reader through  understanding shame, recognizing the sources of shame and learning new  behaviors.

Dancing Through The Darkness: The Cognitive Treatment of Shame

Clare E. Steffen, Ed.D.

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Dancing Through The Darkness: The Cognitive Treatment of Shame