Shame is one of our most central feelings and a universal human characteristic.Why do we experience it? For what purpose? How can one cope with excessivefeeling... » 

Shame is one of our most central feelings and a universal human characteristic.Why do we experience it? For what purpose? How can one cope with excessivefeelings of shame? Informed by many years of helping people to understandfeelings of shame Jungian analyst Mario Jacoby provides an exploration of themany aspects of shame and shows how it occupies a central place in ouremotional experience. Jacoby shows a lack of selfesteem to be at the root ofexcessive shame. As well as providing practical examples of how therapy canhelp Jacoby draws upon historical and cultural scholarship to discuss howimportant shame is for us in both its individual and social aspects. «