Rewatching Humiliation / Public-Shaming Clips
Positive connections
Curiosity about human behavior; social commentary
Only if personally recognizable
Emotional connections during this preference
Contempt; pleasure in others’ embarrassment; moral superiority; displaced shame; punitive thinking; projection as a philosophical hypothesis.
Go Deeper
Do you feel sympathy when someone is embarrassed, or satisfaction?
Do you believe people who make mistakes deserve public shame?
Does someone else’s humiliation make you feel more secure about yourself?
Possible buried beliefs
“Those people deserve to feel ashamed.”
“Their mistakes prove I am better.”
Hard Places
Having been shamed, bullied, unfairly judged, or humiliated if personally connected.
More questions
If you could not turn to this activity, what feeling or responsibility might come into view?
Does the experience help you understand something painful, or repeatedly strengthen resentment?
Does not knowing or not being in control remain uncomfortable after the activity ends?
Does comparing yourself with someone involved in this preference change your sense of worth?