What makes us feel embarrassed, like biologically?
In: Biology
In this situation, the biological reason isn’t very useful. Like love, knowing how it works at the cellular level doesn’t help you acquire it or use it. A better understanding for shame, I think, is a psychological one. This concept comes from Jordan Peterson: “Humans are conditioned by culture to avoid shame. When you experience shame by your own behaviors or thoughts, what that means is there’s an ideal inside of you that’s trying to manifest itself. You wouldn’t feel shame if you weren’t comparing your current self to this ideal self (a better version of you or your actions). You feel shame b/c you’re not living up to your own internal standards. Shame is a reminder to ask yourself: what is the ideal version of myself that I need to be?”
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