Shame, the Ultimate Isolator

Several weeks ago a friend and I went hiking on a Sunday afternoon. We carpooled together and she drove. Since her church was on the way to our hiking spot, I went to church with her that morning. As we were sitting in church, she turned to me and said, "What's you deal with church?"
Now mind you I hadn't spoken about church much at all with this person. I literally broke into a cold sweat as I wondered to myself what had made her ask that question and what I should say. "I don't exactly know," I said. I thought it was a pretty safe and noncommittal answer, it was also at least to some degree true. But alas, it was not a "safe" answer as the response I got was this, "Well, you should ask God."
So, there I was in church asking God to show me what "my deal" was. Surprisingly, the answer came quickly and it was only one word, shame.
As I pondered the meaning of this I was reminded of what happened when Adam and Eve ate the fruit from the tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Genesis chapter 3 says that when Adam and Eve ate of the fruit, they realized they were naked and they were ashamed and hid from God. Of course we know that we can't hide from God, so in reality we are only hiding God from ourselves. Shame robs us from community with Him and with others.
So where does this shame come from and what to do with it... Of course we've got the Sunday School answers, but in reality I have so much more to learn. It's only the beginning of this journey.