Disappearing Like A Shadow of Yourself?

Disappearing Like A Shadow of Yourself?

We all have a shadow self.  It is generally made up of the parts of our own selves WHICH we deem unacceptable.  For many people, this means things like our sadness, rage, laziness, amongst others.  For alignment, allow me to align with Carl Jung's definition of SHADOW SELF.  The unknown piece here is that the SHADOW SELF can include our own uncivilized and unacceptable things like our personal power, independence OR even our emotional sensitivity.   So, are we conscious enough when we Disappear Like A Shadow of Yourself???

Psychology researches showed that some of us DON'T realize that we have a SHADOW SIDE as we feel ashamed and sometimes, it's because of our lack of awareness.  We have NOT yet taken the journey of self, and instead project our own SHADOW unto others around us.  And that leads us to [wrong] think that we are sure [enough] that it's them WHO has the problem [and NOT us]📗📙📘

To borrow a jargon by psychologists, PSYCHOLOGICAL PROJECTION is another scenario WHEN we attribute an unconscious thought, feeling OR even talent of our own unto another person.  And WHEN it comes to the SHADOW itself, it be become seemingly an unacceptable attribute you may see in another person and the projection often comes couched in blame.  Does this sound familiar?  YES, I'll admit in the past I was guilty of this several times WHEN I would tend to pass the buck and heap the blame to someone, whereas overlooking my shortfalls💦💦💦

Let's take real-life scenarios here. For example, you might feel that everyone around you is either lazy and/or selfish.  The reason you never get ahead in life is apparently because they are all too self-absorbed to help you.  And if you looked at yourself with all honesty, you would likely find that it's you yourself WHO has that tendency to be self-centered [and maybe lazy as well].  So, WHEN I did dig up for this talking point, my curiosity lingered around if my SHADOW SIDE that bad?  Psychologists advise that although we might want to see our SHADOW as 'negative', that may NOT be true.  Instead, the SHADOW is rather WHAT you yourself perceive as dark and weak about yourself and therefore needing to be hidden and denied.  BUT they caution that this depends on your perspective and one's level of self-esteem as well✅✅✅

Our takeaway:  Carl Jung counsels us that we need to fully see and accept this dark side of ourselves to be a 'fully integrated human'.  And it is only through our own effort to learn WHO we are and cultivate self-acceptance that we can recognize and embrace our shadow and then benefit from the many gifts the shadow offers.  At the end of the day, let us NOT lurk even behind a shadow of ourselves because that's a double-whammy that may knock us off💥💥💥