I’m not sure that they’re so wildly different in effect—I think a lot of what people feel guilt about is standards which were trained in early.
Shame (seems to) have more of a sedative effect than guilt. This is unsurprising given that avoiding attention temporarily is typically a good strategy when people are already successful at shaming you. “Digging yourself out of a hole” is ridiculously hard no matter how virtuous you act.
Shame (seems to) have more of a sedative effect than guilt. This is unsurprising given that avoiding attention temporarily is typically a good strategy when people are already successful at shaming you. “Digging yourself out of a hole” is ridiculously hard no matter how virtuous you act.