<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Shame is an internalized threat of expulsion.... > Shame is an internalized threat of expulsion. Because belonging has always mattered to human survival, a childhood look, joke, rejection, or punishment can become a durable command to hide long after the original group has disappeared. The coalition may be gone while its guard remains inside the mind. **Source:** [[livestreams/Understanding and Releasing Internalized Shame - Workbook|Understanding and Releasing Internalized Shame]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Shame is an internalized threat of expulsion. Because belonging has always mattered to human survival, a childhood look, joke, rejection, or punishment can become a durable command to hide long after the original group has disappeared. The coalition may be gone while its guard remains inside the mind.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-shame-internalized-threat-remains-inside-mind ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->