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BTS' SHADOW SELVES

As a lover of all things "Jung," you can bet your sweet Aunt Biffy that I'm back at it with another Carl Jung-inspired post. lol This time, I learnededed about our Shadow Selves. And since BTS makes everything 3000 times more interesting, I'mma let you all know what I learned about BTS' Shadow Selves.

First, what is a Shadow Self? 

Also known as our Shadow Functions, in really basic terms, it's your dark side. I don't care HOW good you think you are, EVERYBODY has a dark side, even our seven "perfect" angels. The Shadow Self is normally repressed; it chooses to come out during times of extreme stress, and essentially, it's the opposite of who you usually are. But as BTS tried to teach us, or really just Namjoon and maybe Yoongi, you gotta face your shadows in order to be whole, healthy and move forward.

Also, for the most part, whenever someone is healthy, they aren't going to be stuck in their Shadow. So what I'm about to tell you about BTS only applies to when they are being their Shadow Self - or the very worst, most unhealthy version of themselves. 

They good people. Don't worry. Relax. It's fine.

So in Myers Briggs, there are 8 different functions (though each type primarily uses 4) that all the types use in different ways that make up their unique personality, of which there are 16 kinds. In order to find your Shadow Self, ya just gotta find your type, find your function stack, and then reverse them. (Or basically just flip the letters to the opposite ones, yo.)

We'll use me as an example, cuz I'm so flavorful.~

I am an INFJ. This means that, normally, I rely on Introverted Intuition (the ability to listen to people and the world around me to form patterns and figure out what people are thinking or what's gonna happen... so basically I'm a psychic. sup?), Extroverted Feeling (which just basically means I'm super empathetic and i'mma cry like 24/7 if you're sad so i'mma do all I can to make you happy), Introverted Thinking (which means I can think logically as well as emotionally but don't really trust my own thinking; I need your approval in order to use my brain so decisions are hard for me) and Extraverted Sensing (means I live in my head and I don't like loud noises or crowded places or i'mma shit my pants).

BUT when my Shadow Self comes out to play, I turn briefly into an ESTP. That's when my four functions are flipped on their heads. So instead of my Extraverted Sensing coming last, it becomes my dominant function and instead of cowering away from crowds of people, I dive right in (which stresses me right out). Then my Introverted Thinking kicks it up a few thousand notches, and I stop listening to people, and just decide to make my own decisions, fuck what everyone else thinks, I'm way smarter than the whole world. (See how our Shadows are dicks?) Suddenly, my Extraverted Feeling takes a backseat, and I stop giving a shit about other people's feelings, because mine are most important after all, right? (Wrong.) And lastly, my Introverted Intuition all but jumps ship. Since I ain't paying attention to anybody but me, someone could come up and bash me over the head with a frying pan and I'd never even see it coming. (I also become a hyper NUT JOB. I know this from experience. I work NONSTOP. I OVERDO everything. I get into fights when normally I avoid them. I only see the bad in people, ignoring the good. I get selfish. I talk WAY TOO MUCH when normally I'm the world's #1 best listener.) 

While it ain't bad to be an ESTP, it IS bad to be an ESTP if you are an INFJ. Cuz it ain't natural, it ain't sustainable and it's fighting against the very core of who you are. It's very stressful, and after an X amount of time, you will break and you will shut down until you get a grip on that Shadow Bitch.

In the past, my Shadow Self is probably the bitch responsible for the issues I had with overexercising and the HORRIBLE ATTITUDE I had as a teenager. I'm much better now, thanks for asking. lol