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It\u2019s an elusive, privately-held feeling that we don\u2019t like to acknowledge \u2014 a nagging sense that something is amiss, that we\u2019re basically flawed, defective, unworthy, and less valuable than others. The philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre expressed the physiological effect of shame as \u201can immediate shudder which runs through me from head to foot without any discursive preparation.\u201d Such shame damages self-worth and can go hand in hand with depression.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For survivors, this shame is all too familiar, and yet it&#8217;s not us who should feel shame. We are not the ones who have harmed someone else, or done anything wrong. 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