Jung’s Final Message: The Empath Is Just the Child Who Was Never Allowed to Be Selfish | Carl Jung

Aug 3, 2025 #CarlJung #ShadowWork #EmpathHealingYou call yourself an empath. But Jung might say: you were once a child — a child who learned that love must be earned by erasing yourself. 🩸 You became sensitive not by nature — but by survival. You became selfless not out of virtue — but necessity. Because when you needed to be held, you were asked to hold others. When you cried, you were told to be strong. And in those moments, your psyche made a vow: “If I make everyone happy, maybe I’ll be allowed to exist.” 🌒 Carl Jung believed that the empath is not born — they are conditioned. A shadow formation. A sacred wound wrapped in praise. 📜 You weren’t allowed to be selfish — so now you can’t even ask for what you need. You apologize for existing. You feel guilty when you set boundaries. And you confuse pleasing with loving. 🧠 Jung warned: “The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.” But the empath fears just that — because they were never shown that their needs mattered too. 🔥 In this revelation, you’ll discover: Why your empathy may be a trauma response The real reason you feel emotionally responsible for others Why “selfish” is a trigger word for you And how to finally reclaim your right to take up space 📖 This is Jung’s final message to the over-givers: You were not born to bleed for love. You were born to become whole. 👍 LIKE if this helped you remember your worth 💬 COMMENT “I ALLOW MYSELF TO EXIST” if you’re ready to choose yourself 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for more Carl Jung truths and healing through deep inner recognition

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Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.

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