Posted by Dinah on November 11, 2001, at 8:28:14
In reply to Re: Anyone else have shame attacks? » Dinah, posted by Elizabeth on November 10, 2001, at 23:21:03
The original thoughts with these recent odd shame attacks were somewhat vague I'm a wretched person or I'm a ridiculous person. When I tried to pin them down, I realized how general they were. They may have even been a response to the sensations rather than the cause.
Of course, I have been having real shame attacks for almost a year. The kind that are definitely a response to thoughts, and not vice versa. It started when I was in church and "realized" what a wretched person I was. It was like I suddenly understood the words to Amazing Grace. My pdoc says that was not uncommon in OCD. Scrupolosity?
Maybe the neural passages got oversensitized or something and now the shame just comes on it's own without any thoughts.
A very unscientific theory, but the best I have.
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