<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Shame often freezes development at the place where... > Shame often freezes development at the place where visibility became dangerous. The person may remain highly capable elsewhere while becoming small, avoidant, perfectionistic, or combative whenever the old social wound is touched. **Source:** [[livestreams/Understanding and Releasing Internalized Shame - Workbook|Understanding and Releasing Internalized Shame]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Shame often freezes development at the place where visibility became dangerous. The person may remain highly capable elsewhere while becoming small, avoidant, perfectionistic, or combative whenever the old social wound is touched.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-shame-often-freezes-social-wound-touched ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->