How To Start Embracing Your Dark Side

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We all have aspects of our personalities that we may not be proud of and prefer to ignore. This could be due to societal conditioning or personal beliefs that have taught us to suppress certain thoughts and feelings.

However, embracing our "dark side" doesn't have to be negative. In fact, it can be an essential part of self-discovery and growth.

In this blog, we'll explore how to embrace your dark side and channel it into something meaningful and appropriate for you and your relationships. From sexual fantasies to suppressed emotions, we'll help you learn how to balance your positive traits with your less preferred negative traits and appreciate yourself fully. Let's dive in!

Disclaimer - Within this article, I refer to the dark side as perceived negative thoughts and feelings.

Become Aware That You Have a Dark Side

The first step to embracing our dark side is becoming better aware of our dark side by identifying those traits you frown upon in yourself and others.

Let's take a trip down the parts of our mind that hold the most uncomfortable feelings and list all the thoughts that have made you feel the following emotions.

Find somewhere comfortable to go through each of the following emotions. Pick one, then allow yourself to feel that emotion. Once you have felt it write down the first thought that comes to mind, then do this for every emotion.

• Shame,

• Fear

• Guilt,

• Disgust

• Embarrassment

• Disappointment

• Frustration

• Hurt

• Emotional Insecurity

• Boredom

• Jealousy

• Despair

• Annoyance

• Anguish

• Rage

• Resentment

• Fatigue

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And be aware that building awareness of the negative ideas and emotions that flow through your mind regularly can help you better recognise and comprehend your own and other people's emotions and know how to intentionally adjust your feelings to promote success and improve interpersonal harmony

Balance Your Dark With Your Light (Negative With Your Positive)

It was found that the average person has about 12,000 to 60,000 thoughts per day. Of those thousands of thoughts, 80% were negative, and 95% were precisely the same repetitive thoughts as the day before.

I understand it can be challenging to be constantly surrounded by negativity, but remember that you can shift your mindset and focus on more positive thoughts if you are willing.

Instead of focusing on the 80% of negative thoughts that flow through our minds, Let's celebrate that 20% of those thoughts were uplifting.

And remind ourselves that it's completely normal to have negative thoughts. They can pop up in our minds no matter how we're feeling.

So, it is not the negative thoughts that are the issue here; our perception of those thoughts and labelling them as unfavourable in the first place becomes the issue. And it is only when we judge and push away or become overly consumed by those thoughts that they start to harm us.

So, let's focus on accepting and embracing all of our thoughts, both positive and negative, without letting them bring us down.

To do this, we must take every opportunity to understand and nurture these negative thoughts and counteract negative ideas with positive alternatives.

For instance, if you tell yourself "can't do something or something is too difficult", replace that with a positive alternative by telling yourself, "I am still getting the hang of this, and the more I learn, the easier this will become".

So start to bring forth negative ideas and balance them with positive thoughts to begin embracing your darkness.

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Conclusion

In conclusion, embracing our dark side can be a challenging but ultimately rewarding journey. By acknowledging and accepting our shadow self, we can achieve a deeper understanding of ourselves and our motivations.

This newfound self-awareness can help us make more conscious choices and lead to greater personal growth and fulfillment. Remember, our dark side is not something to be feared or suppressed, but rather an integral part of who we are.

So let's start the process of embracing our shadow self and discover the transformative power that lies within.

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