Confront Your Dark Side| The Law Of Repression

“People are rarely who they seem to be. Lurking beneath their polite, affable exterior; is inevitably a dark shadow side consisting; of the insecurities and the aggressive, selfish impulses they repress and carefully conceal from public view.  This dark side leaks out in behavior that will baffle and harm you.  Learn to recognize the signs of the ‘Shadow,’ before they become toxic.  See people’s overt traits-toughness, saintliness, et cetera–as covering up opposite quality.  You must become aware of your own dark side.  In being conscious of it,  you can control and channel the creative energies that lurk in your unconscious.  By intergrating the dark side into your personality, you will be a more complete human and will radiate an authenticity that will draw people to you.” Citation: Robert Greene, The Laws Of Human Nature, chpt.9 page 232