Do you know your attachment style? How has this manifested in your relationships?ġ5. What criticisms from other people are the hardest for you to hear? Why is it hard to hear them?ġ4. What negative aspects of your parents do you see in yourself? How does it feel to see this part of you?ġ3. What toxic trait of yours has had a negative effect on your relationships (friendships, family, romantic, or otherwise)?ġ2. Once you’ve worked through identifying the parts of yourself that are repressed or avoided, it’s time to dive a little deeper by asking yourself tough questions and working through your answers with patience and kindness:ġ1. When do you find that you are hardest on yourself? Why? Diving Deeper Are you always as kind to yourself as you are to others? If not, why?ġ0. What triggers jealousy or envy for you? Why do you think this trigger exists?ĩ. How do you know that your mental health is taking a downturn? Identify which emotions signal that you need support.Ĩ. Did anybody in your life as a child let you down? How so? How did that disappointment make you feel?ħ. What is one thing about your deeper self that nobody knows about you? Why have you kept this hidden?ĥ. Which core values of your parents are different from your own? How are they different, and why do you think this difference exists?Ĥ. Who was the first person to betray you? What happened, and how did they break your trust?ģ. When was the first time you remember feeling like you were wronged? What was your reaction to this feeling, and how has this moment affected you as an adult?Ģ.
Try to reach the deepest truths about yourself, even if it goes against what you’d normally expect.Before we get into the nitty-gritty of liberating ourselves from our shame, let’s start by identifying the shadow self with these journal prompts:ġ. Keep in mind that your unconscious shadow can only reach you indirectly, so you have to trust yourself that you can tap into it.įor an overview of shadow work and integration, you can read our guide here. Then after a moment, write a response you think your shadow would give. Go deeper by speaking aloud for your unconscious mind to hear, then pay attention for a ‘response’. If you get emotional or have any sensations, be sure to feel them through. People who are new to shadow work can get emotional since they haven’t come to terms with their other half. However, it’s not all smiles and good feelings. These bodily sensations typically mean that you’ve appeased the unconscious. Sometimes I’ll even get a feeling of ‘centeredness’ in the pit of my stomach. The purpose of these journal prompts is to stir your unconscious mind until you feel sensations in your body.įor example, when I do shadow work I get a nice feeling in my arms and legs. Shadow work journaling is a safe and very personal way of doing this. You want to start cultivating these shadow qualities in a safe and ritualized way in your waking life. Integrating the shadow, without biting off too much, is the real challenge. The shadow is the embodiment of potential that you’ve cast away and now need to integrate.Īdmitting you have an unconscious shadow is the first step to be able to “see” it voluntarily.
It’s the intentional process of admitting the parts of yourself you’ve ignored and repressed.
Shadow Work is integrating the entire spectrum of your being. It’s the part of yourself that’s been rejected since childhood and you have no awareness of. The shadow is the side of yourself that’s disconnected and unfelt. Which gives you a place to start with your self-inquiry.īefore I get more into shadow work journaling, it’s important that we cover a few key concepts: What is shadow and what is shadow work? Most people do this with the help of shadow work prompts. Shadow work journaling is an introspective exercise where you uncover the deepest truths about yourself.
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