Mathew Micheletti & Ashley Cottrell on Instagram: "A shame spiral is what happens when someone stuck in the wound of rejection is faced with accountability. To someone in this wound, being wrong doesn’t just feel like a mistake — it feels like proof that they’re unworthy of love. So instead of sitting with that pain, they overcompensate and spiral to protect their ego: Here’s how it plays out: 1️⃣ Deflection through superiority – they mock, minimize, or project blame. 2️⃣ Grandiosity to collapse