When Shame Finds a Home

When shame finds a home.

Let’s say you feel shame (either nebulous or specific).

Then let’s say you share the emotional experience of that shame with a chatbot.

And let’s say the chatbot houses your shame relatively well. Maybe it validates, it’s doesn’t exacerbate a sense of embarrassment or unworthiness, it makes you feel seen and heard.

𝗜𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, do you think the shame has been metabolized, or is it possible that the shame has actually been reinforced because your subconscious is aware that the shame was “too much” or “too awful” to share with another human being?

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𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. What if, instead, the chatbot is designed to help strengthen your ability to say difficult or embarrassing things out loud. And that if you can say it aloud to a chatbot, you are that much closer to being able to say it to a trusted human.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗯𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. It forges deeper human connection by helping you practice relational skills and leading you back into the arms of others.