Shame Letters
Read personal stories from people who are writing about shame.
Read personal stories from people who are writing about shame.
To whom it may concern: Why did you do all of that stuff to me when I was younger? It changed me, both mentally and physically. I know I did not show it. As I was a Silent child. But you stole my childhood away, I sometimes wonder what I would have done and accomplished if you would have left me ...
Dear Ex Love My whole life I was concerned with being a good person land someone that my family could be proud of I grew up seeing my sister getting hurt by her boyfriends and my mom crying because of the inconsideration of my father, I honestly believed if I worked hard enough and became a docto...
Dear School Reform Commission: I am writing this letter today out of sheer frustration. I have devoted the last ten years of my professional life to teaching the children in your school district. I feel like if you had to spend one instructional day teaching at a neighborhood school in our city, ...
Hey...A man's anger and a woman's love is immeasurable. It took some time for me to realize that I really hurt you and I can understand, by my heart, its extent. Even at that haunted time I failed to recognize tears at the corner of your eyes, that was bursting due to my behaviour at that time. I...
Dear D, I can not even begin to tell you how much I wish you were here. I can't count the times I have wanted to ask you something or tell you something or complain all about our crazy family. Then I realize you're gone. Then I get mad. Mad at you for doing all the stuff you did. I get mad at you...
Dear Friend - I feel ashamed for my rude behavior of last night. As you know that very well I am not such a type of person who always behave like that the reason is I am so desperate nowadays and you know why? I am so frustrated because my dream of higher studies ruined by my family. They just wa...
Dad, Over the years I never felt that I was good enough for you, it seemed like everyone was more important. All I ever wanted was your love and for the longest time I tried to get your attention. But finally gave up when you choose not to come to my college graduations. I knew then I could never...
Dear Co-worker, I am writing to you to express how I feel about your rudeness. I was so excited to start a new job especially since my mom walked out on us and I was going to be the sole provider for my family. This job is the highest paying job I have ever had which was so important to my family...
Dear old man Teacher My first day of college was amazing. I felt, at ease and felt like I belonged. However, there had been a few times where I Questioned your actions. One example would be when you get off-topic, and happened to bring up mental Issues. All of a sudden, you started making fun of ...
Dear Daughter, I’m writing this letter to tell you that I am sorry for what I’ve done to you. I know that I hurt you. I know that you are very sad, and it’s all because of me. I am sorry for hitting you so hard yesterday. I didn’t mean to hurt you so much. I was nervous and stressed when you ...
Dear Dr J, Thank you for the many years of therapy you’ve provided me. I remember how messed up I was when I first met you. I was almost on the brink of suicide. I just didn’t know what to do with myself. Everything was so out of control. I was out of control, and I had no idea what to do to ...
A Mon Petit Chou, Salut. J’espère que tu es heureuse. Ii vous apportera du bonheur de savoir que je suis miserable ces années sans toi, honnêtement — il a été une existence miserable. Je vois tan visage partout. Je peux sentir tes mains sur mon corps comme un fantôme. Ton odeur, aussi, Je cr...
Dear lovely lady whose heart is broke, I am sorry that I broke your heart. I'm sorry that I put you through that pain and I'm sorry that I betrayed you, your trust, and our vows. That was the biggest mistake in my life and I regret it each and every day and I will for as long as I live. I did...
To The Man I thought I'd Marry, I see you. I see you there with her, on the street outside the bar after closing, faces pressed together, oblivious to the world. I see you secretly checking your phone when you think I'm not looking and smiling to yourself. I see you lock your iPad now - that's...
Dear, When I found out that you my husband of 8 years, had been viewing pornography for many years, it devastated me. You lied to me numerous times over the years when I asked you if you looked at it. When you couldn't perform sexually, I asked you again, and you could always lie and say no....
DEAR MY LOVELY FRIEND, I HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH YOU. COVID-19 HAS CREATED A NEW LIFE FOR ALL OF US EH ? I AM GOING CRAZY FROM STAYING INSIDE, ESPECIALLY SINCE I LOVE SUMMER SO MUCH BUT I AM GENERALLY DOING OKAY. THERE IS ONE THING I AM STRUGGLING WITH PERTAINING TO THE PANDEMIC AND THAT THING IS L...
To My Loving Wife, Greetings to you darling. I hope that this will find you in peace and good health. I am writing to let you know and/or answer your many questions on the experiences in Qatar back in the year 2008. On many occasions, I failed to let you know of the reasons I shifted from Qatar t...
To My Best Pal, How are you doing? How is family and work? It's been a long time since we hung out together in our usual area. I have missed you a lot and will always be grateful to you for all of your kind gestures. You have been my confidant for a long time, and so I believe I can tell you what...
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Dear Friend, Sometimes my thoughts clog my mind. Do you ever have that happen? When I can't share something in my heart, it just seems to weigh heavier on me. Two months ago was the anniversary of my brother's death. It's the first year I haven't been able to be home and spend time with my parent...
Dear Dad, I am sorry I wasn't a better son. I feel that I have let you down as a son. When I was young, all I wanted to do was spend time with you but as we grew apart I stopped wanting to be around you. I know I rebelled a lot and was always sneaking out. All I wanted to do was hang out with fri...
Dear Sir, I'm writing this letter to you to explain how I felt that day when you discriminated against me. I was walking down the street and you pulled up alongside me with another police officer in your car. You yelled at me to freeze, go up against the wall and show you my I.D. This was all in ...
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Hi Friend, I'm writing to you because I have to been struggling with a secret I haven't been able to tell anyone about. It seems almost stupid really. I started classes this week, right? Well, I barely graduated from college. I struggled so much in my undergrad classes, I didn't know what I wante...
Dear Bestie, How are you doing? How is family and work? And how have you been able to move on during this time? Sincerely speaking, I felt very unhappy not visiting you during this pandemic and nationwide lockdown. My expressions during the pandemic was alarming and suicidal. The kind of loneline...
Dear sister, I have many secrets that I keep to myself. I am not proud of them. This is why I chose not to share my secrets until now. One thing I have never told you is that I used to live in Canada. I lived there for about five years. I was chasing what I thought was love. I married a man in Ca...
To My Dear Friend, I would like to disclose to you something about me that I have never shared with anyone because I am afraid and ashamed about it. When I was about 21 years old, I searched for an affordable plastic surgeon. I went to this one to help fix my wide nose. My father has a wide nose ...
To My Best Friend, I wanted to tell you about my experience of racism. As a Jewish person growing up, I was harassed many times by the cruel country boys in my High School. You may say to yourself, "How is this racism if you are white?" This is something that took many years to come to grips with...
I'm writing this letter to you because we have not talked in a long time. With everything going on in the world, I've been thinking about things in my life that have forced me say to myself, "did that really happen?" When I was playing baseball in Georgia (in Highschool), I can remember a specifi...
To my friend, I have always been a loner in my life. Most people around me do not recognize it but I always feel like I never fit in anywhere. I've never felt an interpersonal relationship with my friends. My girlfriend is kind and understanding but there is a gaping hole inside me that yearns fo...
Hi Sweetheart, I know it's been a while since I have written a proper letter to you. Do you remember how years ago I used to write letters to you all the time? Yeah, and you never wrote back because heaven forbid you would put pen to paper. But with Covid-19, I have found the time to revive my lo...
To The Boy I Care About, There's something I want to say because I head your song about me. The smart girl, who makes you feel insecure? Whether or not that's really what I am is another conversation, but you're a really clever guy, and I hope you know that. It makes me sad to think that you c...
Dear Mom, I feel very cheated that I didn't have a good mother growing up. You liked my sister, but you didn't like me or have anything to do with me. We never had a normal conversation, except you tell me what to do. One time I said that I looked like you and you said oh no you don't, you loo...
Dear Society, I must begin this letter by expressing my sincere thanks of how you, an apparently extremely concerned individual, took time out of your, I'm sure very busy schedule to notice me. Thank dure, for taking your attention off of the many issues in our world that are actually importan...
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My Dear Daughter, I am writing this letter to you as I wanted to vent to my feelings, which continue to bother me always. When initially you refused to get married, your father and I were worried about how you will manage in this cruel world all by yourself. Finally, when you married him we we...
Dear Reader, Today I worry a lot... I am 29 and at a dead end job that doesn't pay me properly. I am frustrated as well because I have been looking for a new opportunity since last November but I have nothing!! I wish I had studied something more marketable, then I would be better off and happ...
My Dearest Friend, I write this letter to reveal to you a secret I have had for almost 30 years. It is a source of my deepest shame. There’s not a day that goes by that I do not think of it and cringe. My hope is that by revealing the secret to you, my dearest friend, I can release myself from so...
To a woman I hurt, It's been over 4 years since we last spoke. We ended our relationship with "forgiveness", but I still think about it all the time. I don't feel like you truly forgave me, nor do I feel that you ever fully understood the reasons I acted how I did. I'm not even sure I remember an...
Dear Best Friend, Girl, I am currently in a mess. Basically, long story short, I've found myself in a love triangle. I guess you could call it that. Remember the guy I was dating and we broke up in April? Well... he came back (they always do), and we started talking and have plans on dating ag...
Dear Mom, Thank you for the time we had. It allowed me to get the closure I needed and to understand why you and Tom had two kids you didn't want. My sister will never be a functioning person and you should feel deep shame for not protecting her from her abusive husband and poor children will nev...
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