Sometimes with shame there are no words. Shame takes us to the extremes where words fall short, so we express shame by doing disgusting things. Intentional vomiting and degrading promiscuity can be part of it. Less degrading, though just as effective, is intentional failure in work or relationships. Yes, shame can deliberately undermine any possible success. If you catch a whiff of something good, you treat it as a threat. You run from it, drink at it, drug at it, sabotage it.
