The article discusses the concept of the psychological shadow, as introduced by Carl Jung, emphasizing that the shadow encompasses both repressed negative traits and untapped positive qualities. It highlights the consequences of suppressing emotions due to societal and familial expectations, using a personal case to illustrate the struggle of reclaiming one's full emotional range. The author suggests that by confronting what we dislike in others, we can better recognize our own shadows, which contain a wealth of unacknowledged strengths essential for personal healing and authenticity.
The shadow is not just the darkness in us. 90% of it is pure gold, said Carl Jung, who coined the term.
The quickest way to recognize your shadow is to look at what you dislike, envy, or obsess about in others.
Whatever parts of ourselves we reject or repress—...turn into what the psychologist Carl Jung calls "shadow."
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