SHADOW WORK 101 ⚠️ 

The power of asking uncomfortable questions... Get to know your shadow self! ⚠

"Why are you empty?" That question hurts. It's intimate and should be delt with more care imo. I understand the exercise but pathological fears of having nothing to give stem from childhood neglect, trauma and It can be triggering to ask that to someone on stage.

Hmm I asked myself this and what came up for me is "because I'm not fully alive". I see the emptiness in me less and less as something scary and more as a void, which holds every potential. So it's as full as it is empty. I just haven't given enough space and embodiment to the potentials in that void that make me feel good and ALIVE. So in a way, I feel empty because I'm not full of ME ❤

I asked myself and turns out I don’t allow myself to fully feel or show happiness and joy because when I was little I was shunned for expressing joy and laughter

When I asked myself why am I empty the first thing that came up was bc I’m sad..why am I sad though? Bc I’m lonely. Why am I lonely? The questions go on and on. I enjoy my own company-I need it quite often- but I tire of feeling partnerless, which probably makes me some form of codependent. “They” say you’re supposed to love your own company..relish in it even. Sometimes I do but..I’d like company. A sense of belonging. I feel lost.

After reading comments i realised that i think i look for validation in others because i do not love myself enough. I just dont love myself because i dont know myself enough... i lost myself years ago. I believe i lost myself because of yrsrs of bullying.

I've always felt an emptiness, and I think that it has to do with the fact that I was raised in an environment where I had to suppress who I was/am. I was always TOO sensitive, or TOO quiet, not smart ENOUGH, not open ENOUGH, I was always seen as too intense or too shallow. Even the people who I thought were my friends growing up, I would be afraid to open up to them, so they'd abandon me for being boring, or I would pour my heart out to someone and they'd abandon me for being too emotionally intense. It was almost a 'Goldilocks' situation where I never felt "just right" for most people. And so I suppressed myself. I can't be "too sensitive" if I try and prevent myself from showing emotion in front of others, I can't be "too quiet" if I try and force myself to engage in conversation even when I don't feel like talking, I can't be seen as "Not smart enough" if I shy away from intellectual conversations and instead just listen and hope I learn something, I can't be seen as "Not open enough" if I'm open but not about the stuff that's at my core. To the point where I'm in my late 20s and I don't really know who I am because I've constantly been cutting away pieces of me and hiding all the "scraps" like they weren't STILL art of me even though I was refusing to present those qualities as obviously. I've always been empty, I've always had a sense of why that is. I'm just not sure how to fill any of that up again to the point where I feel like I'm living authentically, and not passively.

I am empty because I am alone. This shell will fight for those among my people that I have not yet or will never meet, just as I had always prayed someone somewhere had thought of my siblings and me

I'm glad that I found u Immediately started crying when u uttered the word void I just wanna be myself It hurts to always be on guard I'm on therapy but only because I couldn't study anymore I only started it when it caused extreme harm to my regular fake self not because I was hurting like hell before I'm tired of always faking it But still it's not helping When my craziness triggers I'm get frightened that I might hurt others around me Always thinking about others getting hurt whereas I'm the one who's hurting.

It would be nice to have a community where social interactions happened regularly without having to plan it but just as a normal part of life. Also would be nice to not have protect myself because I’ve had acne for my whole adult life and it’s stopped me from feeling relaxed around people and has put barriers up for me getting close to others

when i was kid i was badly bullied for years and i tried to understand my bullies and rationalize the events, i got bullied even worse if i started to cry so i thought i have no right to feel bad about my situation, that my pain was not valid, it took years to learn to cry again without getting panic attack, at 9yo i came to the conclusion that i was just unworthy and bad at my core and at some point i believed i would make people happier and world better place by not exsisting anymore, i dont want to hurt myself anymore and it took me years to realize that im lovable but still those beliefs from my childhood has impacts on me even if im not fully aware of it, i just find myself in dysfunctional relationships over and over again its difficult to feel accepted by others when i dont accept myself

Love the question "why?". It's just one word but it's so hard to answer

I'm empty because I don't have a purpose, I don't have dreams. I stopped trying to find those ever since I learned that I'm physically incapable of achieving my dream. I know I should let go and find something else. Every step feels like saying goodbye but...I gotta. Even if I don't know if I'll find it or figure it out.

I think this happens one way because we are always made to compare ourselves. Everywhere all the time, we're unable to escape things like advertising, which makes money from making us insecure in such subtle ways or showing us that we 'don't have enough', and then other people who have this mindset that they're not good enough or are just super judgy, that put that mindset out there onto us online. An example of the proof in that is just in how influencers are even a thing. I think it's easy to start falling down that hole and believing it without even realising.

I seek acceptance from ppl bcz i think i m not beautiful and talented enough. I have specs, acne marks, short height Not so intelligent and topper Not even perfect at House works That's why i m empty. I dont feeel worthy of love Ppl love me but i always think they are my ppl how will be my in-laws Always anxious of future.... Blah blah blah.... Mind having -ve future thoughts every single time Making fake scenarios in mind and fighting through them surviving them A life that will not be this much toxic that I've already imagined But i believe its just my strategy to deal with things.. i imagine and live in WORST case scenarios in my head that when anything happen good or bad ill be prepared for the worst 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

I think it comes back to not trusting yourself, so you seek certainty. It's a jerk reaction to look outside yourself. Uncertainty is uncomfortable for many. There is fear of result of ourselves in a new situation. There is a desire or identity we want to uphold and when the results we want to happen we tell ourselves tapes. "I failed" "If I try something and it's too hard now it will be too hard later." There is dissapontmrnt around that. It's okay to do things at your pace. It's okay to take a break. It's okay to reconfigure. It doesn't matter how much you take on or don't take on. If something is important to you it is absolutely acceptable to pick and choose what works and helps you along where you are. For example if a full load of classes and a fulltime work week is not helping get where you want to be it is okay to cut back on how much you take on.

Perhaps we feel an emptiness because we don’t have enough purpose? Perhaps it’s because we are spiritual beings experiencing human life separated from the oneness from which we originate? We remember this effortless connection like a dream we can’t quite tell. It’s an echo within us. The longer we are separated from it, the more we feel its loss. Truth is. We can reconnect at will but we’re too convinced of this experience to allow ourselves. Or not.

Im empty because i feel lonely. I've always been introverted and required my own company to recharge but i long for someone else's company. I'm not satisfied being alone all the time but i dont know how to not be alone. it feels like it's impossible to not be anymore.

Your videos really help me. Thank you so much. I wish one day I'd meet u.

Its because i have nothing to give

When i saw the title i thought I’d be about Shadow the Hedgehog doing some crazy weightlifting or some shit

Seeking acceptance from other people is like saying you have no acceptance for yourself. People are either going to accept you or reject you, try to change their mind and they own you.

love

@JulienHimself Do you also perform in France? If there was something like this, I think I would go without hesitation. You make things stand out so easily, it's magic

How can I contact this great guy 😢😢need him !

🗣:Why am i empty ? Inside me: because you wanna be someone you're not . Thanks man

The first thing that came to mind was "because im me." ??? Am I even empty?

Instructions unclear: I became a void

I am empty because every woman who has ever loved me has left me. The 'hot/cold effect!'

Sir I want to meet you, and want to ask some personal questions....

I have always felt empty because I did not get love from my family, but God Allah he knew that and he set up my life in such a way until he filled me up with the love from him and then send me my husband which he is my perfect match❤

I get no matches on tinder, but i look great so i dont care about it. But i kind of do

I have to work everyday to pay bills and feed my kids then cook clean and do it all again. I love my kids I would give my life for them. Which is what I agreed to when they were born. So I work and clean and cook and do it all again the next day. If I could have the money to actually spend proper time with them and do some things I want to do and not just the essential time 5-7pm with the kids then get them to sleep and then cram 1,000,000 things in at the weekend's rushing everywhere stressfilled I would be happier. If I could find 100 grand I would change their world and mine, pay off the house and start a small business of my own so I can work at my own pace and love my kids properly. That's what's wrong with the world for average people trying to live an honest life, we work all week and just make enough to survive. Never have the chance to change anything or better ourselves. Hopefully my kids will have a better chance because they will inherit my house and hopefully that means they can live an easier life.

I think i have the answer but its like... What am i supposed to do with that?

I don’t feel important

Or you can ask “where am I empty”

Jesus is the answer. Only he can give what we all are serching for! He loves you the Most and forever! I promise, because he promise in his Word !

…because I’m not strong enough((

Ok, but what is she speaking into? 😂

So many people have no idea that there's a big space in each of us that only God can fill, let alone know just how crucial He is for this space and how much He loves everyone.

We were made for perfect companionship with God. We were made for Jesus. That’s why we feel empty. Everything else is a temporary fix but God is eternal therefore he is the eternal fix. But he’s a gentleman he won’t force you to be with him he’s waiting for you to let him in. And He’s constantly perusing you because he’s in love with you. And he knows you, he has perfect knowledge of you even the things you are ashamed of and he still desperately loves you and is running to you with open arms, waiting for you to let him love you the way you were created to be loved. That’s why we feel empty because ultimately we were designed to be in the perfect love of our creator.

Why was I empty, because I was missing GOD!!

I am not empty no more!!! God came and rescued me and filled that void with His Spirit !✨I am now filled with him and no longer need to find anything else because He is my all💪🔥

Jesus Christ loves you an wants a relationship with you. 🕊️

Missing Jesus, that is it

This dudes delusional

You are empty because you're dead. Disconneted from God. You can receive eternal true life through Jesus the Messiah who died to pay for your sins. Simply repent, be baptized in Him and receive the Holy Spirit. You'll no longer be empty and dead. It is not a religion but real relationsip with the living God.

Gay

Ik exactly why I'm empty. Chipped my front teeth pretty badly at 8 and parents completely refused to get it fixed which made me give up on myself and completely isolated myself my entire adolescence and teen years out of fear of people seeing my teeth.

Im super shy. I try to talk to a girl on the train every morning and I don’t do it. I think I’m not interesting enough and talk a lot of shit in that special case. I know I’m not that boring but yea…..super locked. I’m trying it since 3 weeks. I see her every morning. 😅🫣