Shame: The Breaker or the Maker in One’s Life
According to the Merriam-Webster, shame is credited as “a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety.” Based on this, shame has the power to control us. For example, young adults continually let emotions control their lives, which can demolish them. Shame, though, does not have to destroy a person, for sometimes even the words that can hurt the most can also help the most in life. Often in young adults, body shaming towards yourself or towards others is too dominant. In the US alone, 30 million people suffer from eating disorders. For instance, by overeating or starving themselves a shamed person can observe how this can inadequately affect him or herself, causing health issues that will affect individuals for the rest of their lives. Without treatment, 20% of people with severe eating disorders will die. Right now, anorexia nervosa holds the highest mortality rate for 15-24 year olds than any other cause of death. In an effort to look …show more content…
According to Dan Balz, we encounter several cases of prejudice and unequal opportunities daily. This is major topic in our society today, this type of shame can create several hatred crimes. If you were to grow up in a family with beliefs that Caucasians are superior to African Americans, you would most likely have that belief yourself then you could pass that belief on to your kids. Racial shaming can result in violence between races. On the other hand, racial tensions can teach people to hate society and love one another. According to Ucka Ikpa, there are multiple ways to overcome racism; her priority solution is religion. Jesus can create peace and cleanliness in your heart. Once peace is achieved, racial shame can motivate people to have friends of all skin colors and show others that we are all equal. People who can overcome society, have a greater chance of helping others learn how to
According to the Merriam-Webster, shame is credited as “a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety.” Based on this, shame has the power to control us. For example, young adults continually let emotions control their lives, which can demolish them. Shame, though, does not have to destroy a person, for sometimes even the words that can hurt the most can also help the most in life. Often in young adults, body shaming towards yourself or towards others is too dominant. In the US alone, 30 million people suffer from eating disorders. For instance, by overeating or starving themselves a shamed person can observe how this can inadequately affect him or herself, causing health issues that will affect individuals for the rest of their lives. Without treatment, 20% of people with severe eating disorders will die. Right now, anorexia nervosa holds the highest mortality rate for 15-24 year olds than any other cause of death. In an effort to look …show more content…
According to Dan Balz, we encounter several cases of prejudice and unequal opportunities daily. This is major topic in our society today, this type of shame can create several hatred crimes. If you were to grow up in a family with beliefs that Caucasians are superior to African Americans, you would most likely have that belief yourself then you could pass that belief on to your kids. Racial shaming can result in violence between races. On the other hand, racial tensions can teach people to hate society and love one another. According to Ucka Ikpa, there are multiple ways to overcome racism; her priority solution is religion. Jesus can create peace and cleanliness in your heart. Once peace is achieved, racial shame can motivate people to have friends of all skin colors and show others that we are all equal. People who can overcome society, have a greater chance of helping others learn how to