At my first ever Writer's Camp this summer we were given a writing prompt about shame. Shame is a tough thing to write about. It's something I've wanted to write about for quite a while, but I've been ashamed to. It's hard to be that vulnerable, that bare. It's hard to let the world see into those deep dark places. To let the world see your cracks. But I also know I'm not alone. That the shame I have felt in my life, the shame I have felt with my pain, is not so shocking as it seems. I think it likely that many folks who live with chronic pain have felt ashamed of it in some way, at some point along their own pain path, and it's probably hard for them to think about it, let alone talk about, too.
Shame, resentment, hurt, and pain
Shame, resentment, hurt, and pain
Shame, resentment, hurt, and pain
At my first ever Writer's Camp this summer we were given a writing prompt about shame. Shame is a tough thing to write about. It's something I've wanted to write about for quite a while, but I've been ashamed to. It's hard to be that vulnerable, that bare. It's hard to let the world see into those deep dark places. To let the world see your cracks. But I also know I'm not alone. That the shame I have felt in my life, the shame I have felt with my pain, is not so shocking as it seems. I think it likely that many folks who live with chronic pain have felt ashamed of it in some way, at some point along their own pain path, and it's probably hard for them to think about it, let alone talk about, too.