50 powerful shadow work prompts for beginners. Use shadow work prompts to begin your shadow work journey.

What is shadow work

The words “shadow work” may sound unsettling and a bit scary but in all honesty shadow work should be a vital part of your spiritual or self-healing journal.

What is shadow work? Shadow work is the process of diving deep and discovering sides of yourself that you have suppressed or exiled from the rest of the world.

Everyone has a shadow self and the shadow self is the parts of us that are hidden for our own protection and survival. Your shadow self is not evil but instead are the parts of you and your life that you have tucked away because those parts of you were deemed unacceptable. Hey

Shadow work is not just about discovering your dark side but It is also about uncovering why your dark side exists and what events in your life helped create your shadow self.

What are the benefits of shadow work?

Benefits of shadow work can include:
• Feel whole and more secure as a person.
• Improved interactions and relationships with others.
• Healing generational trauma and familial wounds.
• Learning healthy ways to cope with your triggers and emotional needs.

Shadow work also has the added benefit of being a better manifestor. Starting shadow work can help you focus on your desires and give you more power when you are ready to focus on your desires. Because shadow work helps boosts your confidence and self-awareness It also increases your power to manifest. We talk more about manifestation in Manifest using the law of attraction and 3 easy manifestation methods.

Without shadow work, many people will continue to repress their shadow selves. When you constantly repress your shadow self you can begin to exhibit behaviors such as
• Self-soothing by using drugs or alcohol.
• Negative self-talk and self-hate.
• Extreme experiences of stress.
• Experience some mental health issues such as anxiety and depression.

How Do I Start Shadow Work?

The first step in shadow work is becoming aware of your emotions and your triggers. Shadow work is about acknowledging the parts of you that make you feel bad.

Pay attention to what triggers you and what your reaction is to that trigger.

One of the best ways to begin shadow work is to journal and practice self-discovery.

We have 55 shadow work prompts that should help you on your shadow work journey. The shadow work prompts in this post can also be found in our Shadow Work Prompt Journal.

Please be advised that we recommend only doing one writing prompt per week. Shadow work is hard work and can get heavy and emotionally exhausting if you are not careful or try to rush the process.

55 Shadow Work Journal Prompts

1. Name 3 of your biggest regrets in life. Why are they your biggest regrets?
2. Who is the most annoying person in your life right now?
3. Who can piss you off no matter how good of a mood you are in? Why do they make you so mad?
4. What do you dislike most about yourself? Why do you dislike this about yourself? Do you think it’s something you need to fix, if so how can you start to fix it?
5. Which ex-friend do you miss the most? & why?
6. Which ex do you miss the most? & why? Wbu did the relationship end?
7. If you could anything in your life differently what would It be?
8. What scares you the most when you’re in a relationship? Where do you think this fear comes from? Do you think it’s possible for this fear to go away?
9. What scares you about yourself?
10. What scares you most about the future, why?
11. Write a love letter yourself when you were at your lowest …
12. Write the words you need to hear the most right now?
13. Write an unpopular opinion you have on love, why do you feel this way?
14. What was your worse heartbreak ever?
15. What was going on when you were at the lowest point in your life?
16. What is your first traumatic memory? How has it effected you today?
17. How did you get over your first breakup?
18. Who is the person in the world who has hurt you the most?
19. Describe yourself in 5 words
20. When you get mad, how do you show your anger?
21. How do you cope with rejection?
22. Have you ever been cheated on? How did you handle It? Did you stay or leave? Why?
23. Write a letter to your daughter
24. Write a letter to your son
25. Think about one time when you’ve felt betrayed. What would you say to the person who broke your trust?
26. Do you often find yourself overthinking what you’ve said or how you’ve acted? What usually triggers this?
27. What’s one trait you see in other people that you wish you had. Why do you not possess this characteristic yourself?
28. What tends to trigger envy for you? Why do you think this is?
29. What is your biggest trigger? Can you identify where this came from?
30. What situations make you feel less than or not good enough? Why do you think this is?
31. What is your relationship with your parents and/or siblings like? How was it as a child compared to now? Why do you think this is?
32. What toxic traits have you recognized in your parents? How did it make you feel when you realized that your parents weren’t perfect? Do you also possess these traits yourself?
33. What are your toxic traits? How do these present themselves? How do you project these onto others?
34. How often do you forgive yourself? What kind of things do you feel you need to be forgiven for? Why is this?
35. Do you form obsessive or unhealthy attachments easily? Why do you think this might be; do you have a fear of change/abandonment/rejection? Or, on the other hand, do you find it difficult to form emotional attachments; do you struggle with commitment or get restless staying in one place for a certain amount of time? Where do you think this stems from?
36. What negative emotions do you tend to avoid? Why might this be?
37. Write about one person you’ve never forgiven. What happened and why did you not forgive them? Was it warranted? How has this event affected you going forward?
38. What are your boundaries and how do you enforce them? How do you react when someone crosses them?
39. What is the biggest lie you consistently tell yourself? Why?
40. What was your favorite hobby as a child? Do you still do this hobby? If not why?
41. How were you taught to deal with emotions as a child?
42. What’s the most hurtful thing you’ve done to yourself?
43. What’s the most hurtful thing you’ve done to someone else?
44. What’s the biggest promise to you that someone else has broken? How did make you feel? Why?
45. What’s the biggest promise you’ve broken to yourself? Why? How do you feel about that?
46. Have you ever broken a promise to someone else? Why?
47. What do you consistently lie to yourself about?
48. What do you lie to other people about? Why?
49. What’s the biggest lie you’ve ever told and why?
50. Have you ever broken someone else’s heart? Was it unintentional or intentional? Write about this.
51. What’s a question you had as a child that you never got a real answer to? Do you have that answer now?
52. What is something that you’ve always wanted to confront someone about? Why haven’t you? Do you plan to? Why?
53. Write about a time you settled for less. It can be in love, life, or career.
54. How do you deal with negative emotions now?
55. Write about your most toxic relationship. When did you realize It was toxic and how long did you stay in the relationship? Did you stay too long? If so why?

Shadow work can prove to be beneficial if you are looking to heal wounds and become a more authentic you.