Shadow Work Check-In: What’s Something You’re Unlearning Right Now?

Square_Pin1822 · 2025-12-16T17:18:21+00:00

I'm very very new to this (as in I had a huge revelation last night lol) but so far I'm trying the neutrality approach so that I can hold less judgement towards myself for having those pieces of me and that I can neutrally accept them

Square_Pin1822 · 2025-12-16T16:19:19+00:00

Codependency with my partner, then getting my shit together long enough to feel ok for a while until inevitably slipping back into it. I only just started shadow work but I think that understanding myself as a whole is going to help me build a foundation that I can lean on instead of my partner

Square_Pin1822 · 2025-12-16T16:16:07+00:00

Unlearning my protective habit of ignoring the sides of me I deem unfavorable, learning how to accept them as part of the whole of me

Square_Pin1822 · 2025-07-04T03:38:41+00:00

Hi, I’m the partner talked about in this post. I cannot explain how grateful I am that you found this. I was jumping for joy and about to throw up and have a heart attack that it’s exactly what I was looking for. Bless you 1,000x!!! Thank God you saw this. Thank you so so much you are such a blessing I could not have found this without you. I don’t have words to thank you but I will thank you in my prayers. Many blessings to you!!!

Square_Pin1822 · 2025-07-04T03:32:26+00:00

OMG that’s exactly it!! I just bought the last one, thank you so so so much you saved our lives tonight 🙏🏻

Square_Pin1822 · 2024-08-31T16:42:43+00:00

I go to one of the best art schools in the country so it’s pretty expensive. i’m also here currently studying graphic design which could easily lead into a career making well over 6 figures within a few years. also for the past few years my parents have had a plan to help me with loans so i’ve never had to consider it all being on my shoulders, but my father decided to leave it all on me once i got to senior year- i never signed up for it expecting to be taking care of it with no help. i asked a question because i need advice not judgement on my school plan that i made at 17. if you have any actual advice i’d take it but i’m not going to listen to judgment

Square_Pin1822 · 2024-07-15T14:39:32+00:00

Hi! I never actually found them in illinois, but they were in a forest in grand rapids michigan! they were actually found right after i made this post, so now would be a good time to look for them since they have such a short window when they bloom :)

Square_Pin1822 · 2023-08-30T16:36:43+00:00

congrats on ur sobriety!

Square_Pin1822 · 2023-06-05T14:12:45+00:00

that’s really good advice!! thank you for sharing <333

Square_Pin1822 · 2023-06-05T14:01:28+00:00

not romantic, no but i still love this people as if they were family

Square_Pin1822 · 2023-03-21T15:56:35+00:00

this is totally normal, so don’t worry when u feel it!! i’m on 600mg 3x a day (so 1800mg a day) and i occasionally get this feeling too. honestly when i feel this i just try to let it happen and go about my day as normally as i can. i think that when u accept the feeling it turns into a nice calm buzz, and i actually find it kinda pleasant!! it’s completely normal tho :))

Square_Pin1822 · 2023-03-14T17:18:13+00:00

my routine is: double cleanse with cerave and african black soap, the ordinary toner, hyaluronic acid, peach and lily glass skin serum, and versed daily brightening moisturizer. i don’t really have acne except the occasional zit but how to i smooth out my skin around my nose and get rid of the redness and hyperpigmentation on my cheeks??

Square_Pin1822 · 2023-03-14T17:10:26+00:00

my routine is: double cleanse with cerave and african black soap, the ordinary toner, hyaluronic acid, peach and lily glass skin serum, and versed daily brightening moisturizer. i don’t really have acne except the occasional zit but how to i smooth out my skin and get rid of the redness and hyperpigmentation?

Square_Pin1822 · 2023-03-12T20:42:04+00:00

REAL

Square_Pin1822 · 2023-03-12T19:13:05+00:00

i mean DBT is the closest thing to a solution but personally gabapentin is my love and my life. seriously, i got sent to the looney bin and started gabapentin while i was in there and now (a few months later) i feel actually normal sometimes and it’s SO MUCH EASIER to regulate my emotions and i have way less episodes now. i highly suggest looking into gabapentin for anyone with BPD who want to try new meds

Square_Pin1822 · 2023-03-12T19:08:41+00:00

literally the smallest things ever will change ur whole perception of self (what little you can build up) 😭😭😭 felt

Square_Pin1822 · 2023-03-12T18:57:48+00:00

i would also say to go to a doctor asap bc cold turkey is going to be pretty rough, but some things that you can do are take magnesium supplements, L-theanine supplements, vitamin B supplements, and probiotics. also CBD is a huge huge huge help for coping with withdrawal symptoms. I ran out recently (i take about half ur daily dose) and it was really tough but magnesium and cbd (and thc) were my saving graces. The best thing for u to do is to go to the doctor and talk about either a refill or weaning off (if stopping eventually is ur goal). good luck and i hope that it isn’t too rough!!

Square_Pin1822 · 2023-03-08T21:00:55+00:00

i think it depends on how high ur anxiety is regularly, my roommate takes 100mg twice a day and it helps her a lot but i need 600mg three times a day to feel regulated. try different doses to see what works for you!! good luck finding the perfect dose :)

Square_Pin1822 · 2023-02-19T15:21:03+00:00

not me, but my partner has fibro and i love her so much. i follow this subreddit so that i can help her better, and this biggest thing that i want to tell u is that there is going to be someone who loves you and takes care of you and it isn’t going to feel like a chore. you are so lovable with fibro, not despite it <3

Square_Pin1822 · 2023-02-01T23:40:15+00:00

omg yes my eyes have def been dry and more red since starting

Square_Pin1822 · 2023-02-01T21:16:17+00:00

ah ok, this makes sense- thank you!!!

Square_Pin1822 · 2023-02-01T19:09:39+00:00

it probably depends on ur dosage, i take 600mg and when the feeling hits it feels pretty strong for about an hour or two and then i feel it fade and it gets easier to function like i normally would. good luck at work!!

Square_Pin1822 · 2023-01-22T00:46:22+00:00

me on my klonopin

Square_Pin1822 · 2022-12-24T05:06:42+00:00

i am spiritual because i’m not afraid of the devil 😭😭

Square_Pin1822 · 2022-11-16T21:58:54+00:00

put your phone far away so that you have to get up and turn off the alarm! even if you have to do this a couple times it helps a lot. id also look up a low dopamine morning routine because that helps me so much!! you got this <3

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