Chapter 3: Healing, Neutralizing, and Preventing Humiliation

We have described the nature of humiliation and its devastating impacts on the cognitive and emotional states of individuals. Even if most of the time humiliation breeds long-lasting injury to humans, fortunately some people cope with it and find constructive responses. Much depends on how we react. There will be different reactions based on our vulnerability at the time, self-esteem, level of narcissism, core values, ability to analyze the event in a clear way and the opportunity to discuss with others how best to respond. Are we vengeful? Are we introvert or extrovert? Will we respond in ways coherent with the values we have chosen to live by as in the case of Sandra below?