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on how they say it. If that friend is being
emotionally abusive by pointing out
everything that they see is wrong with

you and is harshly condemning and
shaming you, then it’s likely also part

of their own shadow that they may be
seeing in you. In this case, it would be
more like what Jung called “shadow

boxing.”

So, if there is someone we despise, that
we loathe and we become highly charged
in our description of them, it is of course

that part of us we refuse to face. This is
not easy to do as our emotionally toned

defensiveness will be intense. To get
serious about doing “Shadow Work,” we
have to take responsibility for situations

like this that come into our life when
we feel a huge surge of emotion taking

over and possessing us. Notice the
changes taking place in your body. Your
blood will boil; your hair on your arms

raises; your stomach turns. You can
physically feel it in your body. You will

feel completely REPULSED.

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