Repulsion is
When we are repulsed
by something we feel a tension that pushes us away from it. We do not
want anything to do with.
We may well also fear that somehow if we associate with that
thing we will somehow be tainted
by it and thus become repulsive ourselves in some way.
Disgust
A form of repulsion
is disgust. This happens when we feel repulsed by other people. If you do
something that is outside of my strongly-held values then I will be disgusted by your behaviour
and possibly also by you as a person.
Disgust is a form
of shame. Although they are sometimes used interchangeably,
the real
different is that we feel shame about ourselves, whilst we feel disgust at other people.
Feeling
disgust at ourselves happens when we stand outside ourselves and look at ourselves a separate
person. Feeling shame about another person happens when we identify with them and hence
feel shame as them.
So what?
Create repulsion
to things you want the other person to move away from. Show how they are
totally disgusting and undesirable. Highlight how the person may become repulsive themselves if
they associate with it.
