Shame-Avoidance Loop

ID: shame-avoidance-loop

Shame becomes destructive when it delays truth, blocks repair, and lets damage compound.

Status: diagnostic lens

Uncertainty

• Applicability depends on the affected parties, circumstances, and independently checked evidence.

Sources

• docs/ethos/ideology.json

Claim boundaries

• This lens does not decide a person's character, moral status, or the correct action.

Diagnostic context only. Cite independent evidence for claims about the world.