How to Embrace your Dark Side?
“It is only by spotting your shadow that you see the direction of light.” — Anonymous
It is very correctly said that one should just be themselves as everyone else is taken. Each of our thoughts and feelings go hand-in-hand, so we don’t always have to be successful in looking our best. We might not be the super lucky person on this planet or for that matter at work or in the family. But we also are not messed up from the inside, we are satisfied with what we have achieved, and we are real with the worldly affairs. That is actually the power of accepting our dark sides.
What Is Our Dark Side?
We all understand that light is what forms our existence. The names or concepts might be different, but the shine within us is what makes us thrive throughout the life. However, there also breathes a dark side inside of us that does not relate to our opposite choices. It is that side of our personality that we tend to hide, often reject and even forget about. It is a pile of emotions, circumstances along with phobias that we try to hate the most. It can be anything from extreme shyness to sexual compulsion or simply the fear of failure. The dark side can also pertain to your addictions or to your aggressive ways of dealing with your loved ones.
You must have noticed that something gets triggered when a person makes you go crazy. This happens when he/ she has actually hit the delicate part of your dark side. The other person just exposes your scars to the reality where it brings out the fears present in you which you don’t want to deal with. The fears are not just situational, but they can also be related to your concepts of beauty or ugliness. Your depression is one thing, but disfigurement is totally another. For instance, when you see a beggar on the street in an unfortunate situation, you get chills about your own financial situation. The fear of scarcity gets revealed. Whereas, upon being bald or fat, you somehow feel guilty and assume that you might not be socially accepted and this is entirely something different.
Why Should You Accept Your Dark Side?
Acceptance of your dark side is really important for you to be able to lead a happy and satisfied life. You are not supposed to fight against it and kill the anxiety that keeps you away from victory. You don’t really have to destroy the enemy within you, but accept the way it is and then bring about a change. You do not want to split apart your personality or face any kind of disorders, but you may want to build a shiny star from the dust that remains.
Accept that there definitely is a dark side to your personality and that it is a part of who you are. You don’t have to waste your energy fighting against it. Just by accepting this side of yours, you are one step closer to your true self. And this step itself is the biggest one to take you closer to your integrity. There arises a sense of wholeness. You are separating yourself from the state that constantly keeps you tired mentally. It fragments you, and we as humans are not supposed to act in that manner. We are unique, and we have to act keeping in mind all the goods as well as the bad.
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