2. Testing (Optional)
Test to find out which of the content and submodality differences are most powerful in increasing or reducing the feeling of shame. Change one difference at a time to find out how powerful it is in changing the person’s feeling of shame, and then change that difference back and change another one, in order to learn more about what is going on.
The typical important content differences we have found are:
- Other people are facing and staring directly at the ashamed person, disapprovingly.
- The person who is ashamed may be seen as naked, misshapen, etc.
- Others are seen as much larger than the person who is ashamed.
- In not shame, the person is sometimes surrounded by some kind of protective shield, often transparent.
The major important typical submodality differences we have found for shame are:
- The location of the image is different, and usually a “driver” of other submodality shifts.
- The image is often still, or almost still: a frozen eternal moment in time, or a short repeating tape loop.
