Become Who You're Afraid To Be | The Philosophy of Carl Jung

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In this video, I talk about Carl Jung, The Shadow, individuation, and becoming who you’re afraid to be.

Most people are afraid to fully be themselves. They’re afraid to embrace the parts of themselves that might be regarded as unacceptable, because embracing these unacceptable parts makes them feel uncomfortable. So to escape this uncomfortableness, they divide themselves into two halves: conscious and unconscious. In the conscious-half, they construct an ideal image of themselves: an image formed out of the bits and pieces of their past that they deem as good and acceptable. And as result, in the unconscious-half, they repress the parts of themselves that they view as bad and unacceptable. In Jungian psychology, this repressed part of the personality is called /The Shadow/. And unless The Shadow is integrated into the personality, a person can never reach their fullest potential. Instead, one will always remain incomplete, fractured, and partial—living a life of regret rather than the full life that could have been.

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(1) Videos are just my opinion, for entertainment and informational purposes. Just some things to think about—not advice.

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[ShaheenGhiassy]

The pain of regret is always worse than the pain of discipline

[lostsoul]

The pain of growth is hurtful.
The pain of change is hurtful.
But the pain of staying the same and not becoming a better person, whatever that means to you, hurts the most.

[CYIERPUNK]

to those of you who are reading this ; remember this : 'When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready... The teacher will Disappear' - Tao Te Ching ; if you are seeing this now, then you are ready, do not ignore this moment, embrace it, and GL =]

[miyamiyukotorres]

'A life of fantasy ends with tragedy'
'The path of self improvement is self acceptance'
'Embrace our shadows'
'Fail in actuality, rather reaching success hypothetically'
hits so damn hard. we just have to do what we gotta do, and trust the process.

[mangekyo]

"The path of self-improvement starts with self-acceptance."

[TheBoon]

"A life of fantasy always ends in tragedy"
Damn, needed this.

[nanads]

"we often prefer to be pure potential, we convince ourselves we could be whatever we want to be, but don't actively work to actually be something. we just comfort ourselves with the idea that we could be something if we wanted to." that hits hard.

[meh_introvert]

I’m just a regular girl in Zimbabwe trying to navigate this world and luckily enough I ended up here after listening to Right Place Wrong Person. What a beautiful coincidence 😅I’ve been going down this man’s rabbit hole because he’s referenced so much in the lyrics and music videos. Carl Jung was truly a great mind and the influence he’s had in my life these past couple of days is truly incredible though most of it has been secondary so far. Feels like my mind is clearer?? Like I can live the following days a bit better than my previous ones. Anyways thank you for this amazing video

[lindangculu]

I don't think people fully understand what Jung is trying to say. Dave Chappelle once said, "you have to become a lion in order to be the sheep you really are." This means, we put on a persona that is far from who we really are. Your shadow maybe that scared little boy, but when you embrace yourself you learn to protect yourself in a healthy manner and set proper boundaries instead of hiding who you are through pretending and putting on a show.

[aw]

Facts. I am long done with living in regret. Failure to accept who we are will always lead to misery.

[jelob]

I've always been aware of this fear in myself, but never really did anything about it. It's not exactly fear of failure, but rather I'm afraid I've become comfortable in imagining my success, rather than taking the steps to achieve it. It's quite a shock to see that someone long ago had already put a name to this complex and that I'm not alone or unique for having it. I definitely caught this video at the right time. Enough dawdling, time to get to work.

[JusticeSkye]

Being isolated and without friends in this day and age has truly harmed people. And the distrust from those you have met in the past create perpetual fear by so many and almost a world where it's truly a paradox.

I'm afraid and alone in this world, a thing I would have never envisioned half a lifetime ago at 19.

[colorfulshow]

Whoever is reading this, I pray that whatever you’re growing through gets better and whatever you’re battling with makes your situation better as you’re continuing to be a better person each day. I have faith that you’ll turn out great as your circumstances will change. Have a fantastic day! You got this! 🤗💪🏼❤

[urcanmara-sanziana]

Since i was a little girl i kept saying to myself that I’m going to be a great painter, and In do truly love to paint and am fairly talented. Now i’m in my 20’s and somehow even though that is still my dream, I am afraid of putting more work into it because of the fear of failure and possibility that i’m not going become just that, the great painter that i am in my head. Very insightful. Thank you!

[dinkyduffy]

This is perfect timing for me…. I want to start a not for profit to help other people, I have the skills qualifications and know how, but in order to do that i literally have to put myself out there and be seen, being seen is scary for me as I order to survive and be loved as a child I had to be quiet and not seen.

[Freedom_is_essential]

This may be one of the best videos I’ve ever seen.

How many times do we spend our lives indulging in the possibility of what we can be rather than actually trying to become that person.

[felipereyes]

I'm having a hard time accepting that I'm highly sensitive, I don't want to repress my feelings anymore, this video has been very helpful

[raimahossain]

It's incredible how this is the same concept between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset. A fixed mindset would choose not to join the math club in order for them to keep the image of their genius intact, whereas a growth mindset would dive in and get their hands dirty right away, since they aren't afraid to possibly look like fools in exchange for growth and knowledge. In this case, transitioning from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset would be integrating one's shadow, and eventually that would bleed into other areas in their life. Its amazeballs! :)

[johnnyofthesticks]

Absolutly true.
The thing is, you dont have to avoid who you are or what you dont like of yourself, just avoid some people that make or made you feel that way, who boost that side of you, toxic people, agressive people, people who judge you and are always looking for your errors expecting you to fail.
And then, permit yourself to fail with the right people, and I am not talking of your beloved people, just someone who is not toxic.

[jazmynww]

It’s interesting I ran across this. I literally was depressed so long. One day I start doing deep shadow work and being true to my dark side and what I’m capable of. I open my eyes to the fact that I’m a good person but I’m also a “bad person” and it feels amazing to embrace myself and who I completely am. And not trying to be this perfect patty. But simply Be!! I love and accept all of me!