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  • Performance Anxiety and the Dread of Shame

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    Confessions of a psychoanalyst As part of my conflict about performing, there’s a deeper underlying issue for me than anxiety and that is dread of shame over exposing my anxiety. Perhaps the title, “Confessions of a Psychoanalyst” provided a clue. Shame is the primary indicator of not belonging to oneself. In shame, you belong to…