This necessary step on the path to self-acceptance is *actively discouraged* by society. There's no room to say "Hey guys, [gross thing] is true about me", without getting socially barred, even if it's also true about the people doing the barring. 2/
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And so cultures that fail to stop judging their closet skeletons and are more interested in shaming and exclusion for people being upfront about their dark or unflattering sensations, I predict will have much higher rates of anxiety, depression, and unhappiness. 3/3
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That's so true. Self reflection should be quite painful
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Sounds like the Jungian concept of shadow integration
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Just about to say this
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I am what I am.... Stuart Wilde
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Which is why is not very common. Lots of people don't have the strength to do it.
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Sorry, I'm having trouble following. First, you talk about admitting "truths" about yourself then at the end of your thread you invoke this notion by referencing "dark or unflattering sensations". Feelings are not a category of truth though...
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That you're having them or not is.
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You would like Jordan B. Peterson. He says this often. Embracing your dark side and making it a part of you.
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