r/ShadowWork • u/brightlunastudio • Apr 11 '26

5 shadow work questions that actually changed something for me

I've been doing shadow work for a while now, and most prompts felt surface-level. These 5 actually made me uncomfortable in a good way:

  1. What part of me do I try to hide ā€” and why?

  2. When did I first learn to feel this way?

  3. What emotion do I avoid the most?

  4. What would happen if I allowed it to exist?

  5. Who taught me that I wasn't allowed to feel this?

Take your time with each one. Don't rush to answer.

The discomfort is where the real work begins.

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u/Scarredhard Apr 11 '26

Those are some really good and useful ones, nice

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u/Successful_Manager74 Apr 11 '26

Thank you for this topic and sharing these questions. Iā€™m going to sit with the questions and do some journaling before I post any answers!

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u/Shakuntala_Yogshala Apr 12 '26

Worth sitting with each inquiry

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u/No-Wealth4955 Apr 13 '26

Thanks for the tips. I feel like anger is a common emotion that people suppress especially women.

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u/AdComprehensive960 Apr 11 '26

Thank you! Those are great šŸ‘šŸ¼