7 Signs that you have unresolved shadow work in your life.

1. Get Triggered Easily.

I would say this is the biggest indicator that there are wounds and blockages in your energy field that need to be met and resolved.

Getting triggered easily and offended by what others may say or by certain circumstances that may happen is a big sign that you are carrying deep wounds that are being irritated.

Explosive outburst of anger almost always points to an unresolved wound in our energy field or aura from the past.

If we go through traumatic upbringings that are never properly dealt with we store those wounds into our shadow or subconscious.

And like a volcano they lay dormant there until they are “triggered” and rush to the surface with the same intensity as a volcano.

And for a lot of people this seems out of the blue and they are unaware of where that anger came from.

If this is you recognize the next time you are triggered and do a soul search and really ask yourself where this anger is coming from.

Be honest with yourself and your intuition will more than likely give you an answer to where that emotion is buried within you.

2. Lack of Direction or purpose

Do you seem to just aimlessly wander through life without a purpose and direction it seems?

Almost as if there isn't much motivation there also.

This is a big issue in my own personal life that I've had to deal with.

Aimlessly floating through life without any clear direction as to what to do with myself.

It's been only recently that I've realised why this is.

I wasn't in true alignment with myself is what it boiled down too.

What I mean is that I wasn't healed totally in my being and this was preventing me from having confidence and moving on.

It is only recently that I have been finding myself and healing from the past that i ve been able to come out of this fog I was in.

Looking back in hindsight I realize that because I wasn't in true alignment with myself emotionally and that there was a lot of shadow work still to be done, I wasn't able to move on to things that I really would have liked to have pursued.

I stayed in a familiar rut for years unable to move on.

But once I healed enough and was able to look in the mirror again and liked what I saw again, only then was I able to move and doors seemed to magically open up for me with little effort.

3. Addictions

This is another big behavioral pattern tied to addictions.

It is my belief that all addictions are tied to unresolved trauma within us.

All addictions seem to have the same thing in common, the need to avoid and escape.

It is funny because for whoever is addicted they more than likely don't even really consciously know what it's caused them to drink or whatever the addiction is.

They just have an extremely strong urge to make that horrible feeling go away even just for a bit.

This applies to compulsive behaviour also, the strong need to avoid the pain deep within that we have covered and thought was gone but never really was.

As long as we go on avoiding and feeding the addiction the addiction will never truly go away.

I am so confident that if we get to the bottom of the need that we are covering up with drugs or alcohol etc and we release that pain deep within then I am certain the urges for the addiction will go away also the more we practice releasing our pain.

That is why shadow work is so beneficial and crucial in would even say for people tied to addictions.

4. A lack of inner peace.

If you're constantly struggling it seems and nothing ever feels settled, this could be a sign that you are lacking inner peace.

Whatever your struggle is be it addictions like we covered or being triggered easily these all point to a lack of inner peace.

And when I say inner peace you will know for certain if you have it or not.

Having inner peace seems to make life seem to flow more easily.

Imagine no addictions, no strong overwhelming emotions to deal with daily like hate and anger.

Life just seems more enjoyable but that is not saying that everything will be rosy because of it though.

But it does seem more easygoing since they aren't having the consequences being triggered easily which can lead to negative outcomes.

Inner peace comes with truly knowing yourself and being comfortable in your own skin, this breeds confidence.

A lack of inner peace usually means there is work to be done on our inner selves.

5. You Were a Mask Around Other People

It is funny because this was the way I was before I became truly honest with myself and decided I needed a change.

I would change the way I was and behave differently around other people despite what I was truly feeling on the inside.

I remember going to school and pretending that everything was ok with a fake smile I never truly felt.

I desperately tried to keep it together so that my friends would never know what was really going on in my home life.

This is common with many people who suffer trauma they don't want to rock the boat or stir the pot even more to what is really going on.

So what did we do?

We kind of become a different person and put a mask on ourselves to persevere what little control we actually have left.

But this is a cruel and deceiving coping mechanism that is unsustainable.

It will wear you out even more than you already are.

I wish somebody pulled me aside growing and asked me what was really going on.

Actually there was one teacher who did but in classic fashion i covered it up and lied and said everything was fine and didn't want to rock the boat.

6. Withdrawn Emotionally in Relationships

This is another sign that you may need shadow work and inner healing.

By being emotionally distant or having a partner who is emotionally withdrawn.

This can feel horrible for all who are involved if a partner is distant.

Having buried emotions in our energy causes blocks and not just energetic blocks but they can also block intimacy abilities.

People who go through traumatic events in the past can have trouble expressing intimacy and this causes a whole host of problems in a relationship between two people.

If someone can't express intimacy for the other then that person may shut down and become emotionally unavailable.

This is how people can grow apart because there is a lack of exchange going into the relationship, it may feel one sided.

If you are emotionally withdrawn or your partner is this is a major red flag that you need or they need some inner exploration and healing to be done.

I keep saying the need to be honest with yourself because it is so vital for inner healing.

If we are not honest with ourselves and fall back into old patterns then we can never move on and be free from the past trauma.

7. You avoid certain emotions.

If you find yourself avoiding certain emotions you may be coming up to the surface and doing whatever you can to “squash” them.

Avoid certain emotions tied into covering up the symptoms exactly like what people do with addictions.

Or people just may be flat out plain scared of the strong emotions they feel.

So what do they do, they avoid at all costs it seems and try to bury them back to the dark place they were stored in.

But this is a hopeless and losing battle.

Because sooner or later they are going to poke their head again in awareness the next even stronger maybe.

This is where people will run to the next “hit” or drink to avoid them.

It's a vicious cycle that will never end unless we deal with it head on.

I saw my dad lose his life to his battle in my own life.

Let s break the cycle once and for all

Final Thought

At the end of the day these signs aren't there to judge you or label you.

They are there to point you if you need healing into the right direction.

It's unfortunate that we were never taught how to deal with our emotions properly in our education systems.

But now we can change the tide and truly heal from our inner traumas through shadow work.

I encourage you if you feel strongly about any of these signs to take action and begin the healing journey your soul is more than likely craving for.

Be true with yourself and identify the areas that need compassion and healing and then we can hopefully move on from painful experiences from addictive negative behaviors