Comments on: Meet Your Shadow http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/meet-your-shadow/ Exploring Healthy Psychotherapy Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:24:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: cdimatteo http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/meet-your-shadow/comment-page-1/#comment-23304 cdimatteo Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:11:29 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=3255#comment-23304 Events and life circumstances as well as learned behaviours and styles of coping can present personal obstacles or barriers that create stress, anxiety, or feeling down. Occasionally it is impossible to put one's finger on the nature of the problem. The description often provided is that "things just feel off" or "I just don't feel like myself". It is possible to gain insight into the nature of such issues, introduce change, and effectively manage such scenarios through counselling. Events and life circumstances as well as learned behaviours and styles of coping can present personal obstacles or barriers that create stress, anxiety, or feeling down. Occasionally it is impossible to put one’s finger on the nature of the problem. The description often provided is that “things just feel off” or “I just don’t feel like myself”. It is possible to gain insight into the nature of such issues, introduce change, and effectively manage such scenarios through counselling.

]]> By: Drake http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/meet-your-shadow/comment-page-1/#comment-20805 Drake Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:22:54 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=3255#comment-20805 Everyone has good and bad but I thought being a better person was all about working on the good side of you and learning to ignore the bad side. I dont know maybe its an old fashioned idea passed on to me by my parents. Everyone has good and bad but I thought being a better person was all about working on the good side of you and learning to ignore the bad side. I dont know maybe its an old fashioned idea passed on to me by my parents.

]]> By: themuse http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/meet-your-shadow/comment-page-1/#comment-20762 themuse Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:48:45 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=3255#comment-20762 When you don't feel a need to hide the essence of who you are, it's very freeing. I don't believe that you can experience the connectedness of mankind nor have deep relationships without embracing the shadow self. It can feel frightening to open up but when you do so, it's so empowering! When you don’t feel a need to hide the essence of who you are, it’s very freeing. I don’t believe that you can experience the connectedness of mankind nor have deep relationships without embracing the shadow self. It can feel frightening to open up but when you do so, it’s so empowering!

]]> By: Cassie V. http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/meet-your-shadow/comment-page-1/#comment-20759 Cassie V. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:14:38 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=3255#comment-20759 We hide who we are because we're scared people won't like us or how we think. Are you saying let the Shadow side out to run wild and do whatever it wants? You never see the true unmasked face of another person. I don't think that should change. We hide who we are because we’re scared people won’t like us or how we think. Are you saying let the Shadow side out to run wild and do whatever it wants? You never see the true unmasked face of another person. I don’t think that should change.

]]> By: Cara http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/meet-your-shadow/comment-page-1/#comment-20752 Cara Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:50:31 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=3255#comment-20752 This is so hard! Sometimes I loath the person that I see looking back at me in the mirror much less the deepre parts of me that I keep hidden inside. I know I would be healthier if I would allow some love for all of these pieces of me but again that is a challenge that I am not sure I am really up to yet. This is so hard! Sometimes I loath the person that I see looking back at me in the mirror much less the deepre parts of me that I keep hidden inside. I know I would be healthier if I would allow some love for all of these pieces of me but again that is a challenge that I am not sure I am really up to yet.

]]> By: Tony http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/meet-your-shadow/comment-page-1/#comment-20748 Tony Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:33:56 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=3255#comment-20748 relationships work out when you put both sides of your coin in it. I can say that definitely cos I've been learning that in therapy. I lost friends, my family wouldnt speak to me any more, could never keep a romance simply because I was a bundle of contradictions. Say something and do something totally different. I learnt that expressing my view point need not be only when it conforms to others. Its better to be true to oneself even the dark side of oneself. relationships work out when you put both sides of your coin in it. I can say that definitely cos I’ve been learning that in therapy. I lost friends, my family wouldnt speak to me any more, could never keep a romance simply because I was a bundle of contradictions. Say something and do something totally different. I learnt that expressing my view point need not be only when it conforms to others. Its better to be true to oneself even the dark side of oneself.

]]> By: Sugarlove http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/meet-your-shadow/comment-page-1/#comment-20741 Sugarlove Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:07:39 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=3255#comment-20741 There's a song by Jewel called Pieces of You and that part about I'm NOT like you/How AM I like you reminds me of this. The recurring line is <em>Do you hate him, cause he's pieces of you."</em> http://www.songlyrics.com/jewel/pieces-of-you-lyrics/ There’s a song by Jewel called Pieces of You and that part about I’m NOT like you/How AM I like you reminds me of this. The recurring line is Do you hate him, cause he’s pieces of you.”

http://www.songlyrics.com/jewel/pieces-of-you-lyrics/

]]> By: Gina http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/meet-your-shadow/comment-page-1/#comment-20736 Gina Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:17:43 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=3255#comment-20736 I like the thought in this of embracing both your yin and yang, or your positive and negative self image. It really is good to appreciate all aspects of the self because they all impact your life. I like the thought in this of embracing both your yin and yang, or your positive and negative self image. It really is good to appreciate all aspects of the self because they all impact your life.

]]> By: Brian H. http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/meet-your-shadow/comment-page-1/#comment-20735 Brian H. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:16:25 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=3255#comment-20735 I get the shadow idea, and love the concept. But what's the "we are one" stuff all about? Sounds a little like spiritual-babble to me....but, I'm open to you expanding on it a little more. I get the shadow idea, and love the concept. But what’s the “we are one” stuff all about? Sounds a little like spiritual-babble to me….but, I’m open to you expanding on it a little more.

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