Integrate your shadow, or you'll sabotage your dreams (tips)

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People often talk about self-sabotage, and they often talk about the Jungian shadow, but they are rarely a part of the same conversation; they should be.

I think shadow sabotage has killed more dreams than laziness and inability combined. Problem is, it’s rather hard to wrap your head around. Not only this, but we like to think that we know what we are up to; it’s not comfortable to attribute the causes of your actions to phenomena outside of free will or the ego.

Still, anyone who has ever struggled to figure out why they did something knows it to be the case that we are not always in the drivers seat; and if we are, we aren’t great drivers.

This video is about how a large shadow can interfere in our lives just as if it had a will of its own and was willing to play tricks on us.

Hope this helps.

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Channel overview:

A few years ago, I was stuck in bed, hating the universe for subjecting me to the ‘sick and twisted game of life’ without my consent. I was pathetic.

It was only after I realized something very important that things began getting better… life didn’t suck; I did.
In the absence of friction, my mind was conjuring its own, so life was hard, yes, but it didn’t have to be. The suffering was unnecessary. After a few years of incremental progress, I’m having the time of my life. I’ve never been in better shape, my mind has never been sharper, I’ve never experienced so much happiness, and it’s all rooted in a deep sense of meaning that was once absent.

I had to shake myself of lots of old beliefs and patterns to get to where I am, and I believe there are millions of other people who feel stuck and could learn from my mistakes. So that’s why I’m starting this channel: to share some of the insights that formed the foundation of the psychological habitat I now occupy.

I don’t know exactly how the channel will develop but I’m going to start by posting my raw ideas as that’s the only thing I can consistently do at this point in time.

I hope it helps!

Chapters:

0:00 – Intro
0:47 – What is The Shadow Self
4:00 – Shadow sabotage example
5:16 – How to integrate your shadow

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21 thoughts on “Integrate your shadow, or you'll sabotage your dreams (tips)”

  8. Love the video, but could you explain what it means to “focus the light” of a shadow personality with an example. Like what does it mean to regulate it?

    Edit: and more than just regulate it, how does one use it for your benefit?

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  12. It’s interesting to hear people make assertions like this. I guess it’s just your own idea about psychology and it’s either useful to people or not. But like, what’s the evidence supporting your idea of the shadow and what’s evidence showing your suggested remedy is useful. I dk man. Interesting vid though

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  14. Angelo I'm scared of what my future holds, last year i made amazing progress this year i have no idea what's wrong with me i keep on failing i know all the steps but i just can't do them correctly i having been boxing for 1 and a bit years with little relative progress to the the amount of time I've spent on it, i gained progress in the gym and now i have lost most of it. I know all the practices to be great as i was great before I had lots of respect from others but now i get average, what can i do to get me out of this rut i keep on thinking oh I've finally escaped the rut but then realise I'm in it again after a week i don't understand i have a lot of motivation and higher than average discipline, but i just don't know what to do?

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