Field Manual — shame strain
How Shame Zombies Work
Template draftWhen guilt becomes a reflex that bites everyone around you.
Template draft: shame folds the body inward and then teaches the room to follow.
Cold Open
Template note: this strain enters after correction, embarrassment, or public exposure.
Symptoms of Infection
- Add the first visible sign of shame moving through the body.
- Add the way the body tries to hide before it can explain itself.
- Add the way the feeling spills into the room.
What Is Actually Happening
Template note: explain how shame shuts down witness, then turns into performance.
How It Spreads
Template note: describe how shame moves through family, work, and public feedback loops.
Where It Appears in Me
Template note: ask where the body went defensive before the story had finished.
Witnessing Practice
Template note: describe a simple pause that keeps the person in the room with themselves.
Consent Revocation Phrase
"Template note: add the revocation phrase here."
Human Return
Template note: end by returning the reader to dignity, not correction.