Insights on Shadow Work

What made me suppress my emotions and feelings of happiness ..what makes people hold themselves back from feeling joy..why did I adapt that habit?” She asked….

Suppressing emotions and resisting happiness are defense mechanisms of the ego, aimed at protecting us. A sort of armour. A programme that your ego designed probably during your childhood, a sort of trauma response. Until we embark on a journey of self reflection or spiritual awakening we will never have the desire to change this. Hell, we may not even notice that its there to begin with.

Simply put, instead of dealing with our own issues, we instead ARMOUR UP!..find some fault in the other person (which is a direct reflection of our own issues) hurt and reject them before they can do it to us etc .We can change this by simply being aware of traits/patterns/trauma responses/unconscious bias as it arises. When we become aware that we have deliberately done this to other people in an effort to protect ourselves we often experience an ego death as we defy the ego’s prompts and finally begin to recognise them for what they are! This can be a painful process often leaving one feeling depressed, disappointed in yourself or carrying guilt or shame for the things we've done to hurt others - and more importantly HURT OURSELVES..We may even realize that we've unconsciously created these scenarios to cope with our brokenness. ENTER = SELF SABBOTAGE!

We must learn to follow our pain and get to the root of it. We must become the observer of our emotions - what am I feeling? when have I felt this before? when was the first time I felt this?

Your soul will then begin to take you on the most epic journey of introspection, self-realisation and healing!It's a difficult path to follow, but recognizing and challenging these patterns is the first step toward very necessary shadow work and true healing."