Stopping "should" shaming - ending the self-imposed guilt gameUnless you are already aware of the damage it causes, you probably say "should" at least a few times a day. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the word "should" expresses an obligation or expectation. The internal message, however, when we say "I should" do something, is inherently negative. For example, saying "I should go to the gym" means I know I would benefit from going to the gym. What is implied in the "should" statement is "but I really don't want to right now" and "I feel guilty about it." If there wasn't an underlying discord, you would simply say either "I'm going to the gym" (because you should and you are) or "I'm not going to the gym today" (you're not going and you're OK)When people say "should," the word expresses an 1) obligation or 2) expectation. The internal message is inherently 3) negative.
Stopping "should" shaming - ending the self-imposed guilt game
Unless you are already aware of the damage it causes, you probably say "should" at least a few times a day. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the word "should" expresses an obligation or expectation. The internal message, however, when we say "I should" do something, is inherently negative. For example, saying "I should go to the gym" means I know I would benefit from going to the gym. What is implied in the "should" statement is "but I really don't want to right now" and "I feel guilty about it." If there wasn't an underlying discord, you would simply say either "I'm going to the gym" (because you should and you are) or "I'm not going to the gym today" (you're not going and you're OK)
When people say "should," the word expresses an 1) obligation or 2) expectation. The internal message is inherently 3) negative.
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- 对于题目中“‘should’ expresses an...”，我们在文章中找到“According to the Merriam - Webster dictionary, the word ‘should’ expresses an obligation or expectation.”，由此可知“should”表达的是“obligation（义务）”或“expectation（期望）”。
- 对于“the internal message is inherently...”，文章提到“The internal message, however, when we say ‘I should’ do something, is inherently negative.”，所以内在信息本质上是“negative（负面的）”。