the.com/shadow self
the you that you edited out, still running the software in the basement.
means the parts of your personality you've repressed, denied, or disowned because they didn't fit the person you wanted to be.
from coined by carl jung, who argued everyone casts a psychological shadow — the traits, urges, and impulses too shameful or inconvenient for the conscious ego, so they get exiled to the unconscious instead of dealt with.
jung's claimthe shadow is 90% pure gold, unmined
projection linkwhat irritates you in others is often your shadow
not evilcan hide suppressed creativity, anger, or desire
integration goaljung said wholeness beats moral perfection