Deep Psychology Why Self-Correction Reveals Your Subconscious: August Wisdom Day 25
Aug 25, 2025
Self-correction in speech can unveil hidden aspects of our personality, known as the shadow self. The discussion emphasizes how these moments reveal repressed desires and inner conflicts. Interruptions during conversation are not just mistakes; they can expose deeper psychological truths. This insight encourages a more profound self-acceptance of our complex feelings and behaviors.
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What Self-Correction Actually Means
- Self-correction is when you interrupt speech to clarify or deny what you just said.
- Ross Edwards says this reveals inner conflict between conscious identity and hidden feelings.
Example: Correcting About A Friend
- Ross Edwards gives a conversational example about commenting on a mutual friend and then correcting yourself.
- The correction 'it's not that I don't like her, it's just that...' illustrates hidden dislike emerging briefly.
Shadow Defined And Linked To Speech
- Shadow are parts of ourselves we deny or cannot see that live in the subconscious.
- Ross Edwards explains self-correction signals these denied sub-personalities surfacing into awareness.