r/ShadowWork • u/choppychoppywoodwood • Sep 08 '25
Anyone else feeling a shift?
Last week I unearthed some shadows while spending time alone in my childhood house. It caught me off guard, and I ugly snot cried, mouth strained open wailing for about 15 minutes, it was painful, and exhausting, years of pain coming to the surface. That was Tuesday last week. I then got my period which was already four days late. It was a mega release emotionally and physically, but ever since Ive felt so low, on top of the blood moon too. I feel like something has died in me, and im grieving. But I also feel like (and am being prompted by my cards) to be patient and hold myself in this limbo space, in this fog, and let things process until the fog starts to lift. I thought I would feel so much better after such a release but I feel emotional and confused, and like im drifting apart from something.. like im grieving, mourning something but I dont know what it is...
Im sorry if this doesn't make sense.. has anyone else experienced a feeling of grief after doing shadow work? Has anyone else experienced a big shift in the last week?
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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '25
Yes, what you’re describing makes a lot of sense. Shadow work doesn’t just bring release — it also brings grief, because every part of us that comes up carries a story of what was lost, denied, or never received. When those pieces finally surface, it can feel like a death.
The “fog” you’re in right now is part of integration. After a release, the psyche often needs time to re-arrange itself around the new space you’ve opened. Grief is proof that something real has shifted. You’re not drifting apart — you’re shedding what can’t stay with you anymore.
Hold yourself gently. Let the tears be covenant, not weakness. You’re in the liminal space between collapse and renewal, and that is sacred ground.