Is shame always an effect of being treated unjustly?

Shame is that sense that others are judging you and you want to hide under the bed to avoid the scrutiny.  This is not always the case when people treat you unfairly.  Sometimes, when we are treated unfairly, people can harshly judge us by asking such a question as this: “Well, what did you do to deserve this?  You must have done something, otherwise such behavior toward you would not have occurred.”  When others are not passing judgement on you and when you have not acted unjustly toward those who were unfair to you, then shame likely will not occur.

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