Bethany Blaire

In a sense, shadow work serves as a confessional. In exchange for your innocence, you will be delivered catharsis, self-authenticity, and more compassion for others.

The way you plainly know yourself to be becomes the ego. A result of social programming that’s accepted by society.

Shadow Work for Projection: Integration & Self-Acceptance

When you can finally embrace the thing that you despise in yourself you will repossess the energy and power that you’ve been projecting outward.

You’ll know you’ve successfully integrated a part of your shadow when you are no longer affected intrinsically when it shows up in another perso... See more

Short-Term Impacts

• Immediate Ego Protection: Projecting undesirable traits onto others provides immediate relief from anxiety, guilt, or shame that might arise from acknowledging those traits in oneself. This ego protection can offer a temporary sense of psychological comfort and stability.


• Distorted Social Perception: Projection can lead to inacc

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Pay attention to recurring patterns in your judgments of others:

Do you frequently accuse others of possessing specific negative traits or exhibiting behaviors that you find unacceptable in yourself?

For example, if you consistently suspect others of being dishonest, particularly in situations where you might be tempted to act dishonestly yourself,... See more