Topic summary
Humiliate
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Humiliation.
Psychological effects
Feelings of humiliation can produce 'humiliated fury', which when turned inward can result in apathy and depression, and when turned outward can give rise to paranoia, sadistic behavior and fantasies of revenge. Klein explains, "When it is outwardly directed, humiliated fury unfortunately creates additional victims, often including innocent bystanders. When it is inwardly directed, the resulting self-hate renders victims incapable of meeting their own needs, let alone having energy available to love and care for others.