When Humiliation Becomes a Moral Permission Slip (opens in new tab)

There are injuries that bruise the body. And there are injuries that bruise the self. A forgotten invitation. A public correction. A partner who fails to defend us. A friend who chooses someone else. A colleague who receives the recognition we quietly believed was ours. Most folks experience these moments as painful but survivable. We replay them in our minds. We complain to a trusted soul. We lose sleep for a night or two. Eventually, life gathers us back into itself. But for some, humiliati...