Editing Humiliation (section)

== Psychological effects ==
A person who suffers from severe humiliation could experience [[Major depressive disorder|major depressions]], suicidal states, and severe [[anxiety]] states such as [[post-traumatic stress disorder]]. The loss of status, like losing a job or being labeled as a liar or discredited unfairly, could cause people to be unable to behave normally in their communities. Humiliated individuals could be provoked and crave revenge, and some people could feel worthless, hopeless and helpless, creating suicidal thoughts if justice is not met. It also can lead to new insights, activism and a new kinship with marginalized groups.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Torres |first1=Walter J. |last2=Bergner |first2=Raymond M. |date=June 2010 |title=Humiliation: Its Nature and Consequences |url=http://www.jaapl.org/content/38/2/195.full |journal=[[Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law]] |publisher=AAPL |volume=38 |issue=2 |pages=195–204 |pmid=20542938 |access-date=11 May 2016 |archive-date=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602194108/http://jaapl.org/content/38/2/195.full |url-status=live }}</ref>

Feelings of humiliation can produce 'humiliated fury',<ref>Lewis, Helen B. 1971, ''Shame and Grief in Neurosis.'' New York: International Universities Press.</ref> which when turned inward can result in [[apathy]] and [[Depression (mood)|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.<ref name=Klein />

A study by researchers at the [[University of Michigan]] revealed that "the same regions of the brain that become active in response to painful sensory experiences are activated during intense experiences of [[social rejection]]." In other words, humiliation and [[loneliness]] are experienced as intensely as physical pain.<ref name=Martin>{{Cite web |url=http://www.onbeing.org/blog/the-violence-of-humiliation/6753 |title=Martin, Courtney E. "The Violence of Humiliation", ''On Being'', September 10, 2014 |date=10 September 2014 |access-date=15 September 2016 |archive-date=22 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022060029/http://www.onbeing.org/blog/the-violence-of-humiliation/6753 |url-status=live }}</ref>