In his book “Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior,” Dr. David Hawkins has developed through research with millions of people the Map of Consciousness. In this map, he assigns a number to our emotions with the low numbers being emotions that will take us down and bring others down around us and a higher number being those emotions that bring life to us and others around us.
You know which emotion has the lowest number? Humiliation.
Humiliation. The feeling or state of being made to lose pride, dignity, or self-respect—often through being embarrassed, shamed, or degraded in front of others. In his ranking, humiliation is worse than anger, anxiety, despair, hopelessness, and many others.
Why am I talking about this? Because I think as parents we humiliate our kids mor