The Dark side to Human Psyche
On the brim of success when I was slapped by failure in public, I came across the 'Yang' of my personality. The 'Yin' had been so pleasant till now that I somehow chose to neglect the 'Yang' in order to be socially acceptable. But as the saying goes 'The heart wants what it wants'. This dark side of my psyche seem to overpower me so intensely that it left me completely unabashed. And on the journey of discovering it I ultimately found my 'self'. This unblemished aspect was new but was extremely important to give me a an essence of my existence and my identity. I have always had a knack for the 'dark', I think it brings out the best in you. More than anything it brings forth the truth of your existence and being a 'Shrink' what more could please you than this ;) . I happen to resonate with Freud (who happens to be one of the most controversial psychologists) who somehow acknowledged this simple fact decades ago. He propagated his love for the wild and the unknown like no one else will. In order to discover the latent truth. Although he couldn't succeed in convincing people that the 'dark' exists and is important, he did stir a havoc in the minds of millions with his absurd concepts and illogical rationality. He instilled in people the need to be aware of their negative emotions going around within their selves and then to substantiate them in a manner that they bring out the best in you. It is similar to the experience that you get when you see a full moon lighting up a dark night. It perfectly fits the idea of a gestalt understanding of your self. The negative emotions are a part of us and it's crucial to accept them. Once this understanding dawns upon you, it seems as if reality has taken turns. As if what you saw earlier was just half part of an unfinished painting that you may paint your strokes on and complete. Remember that the good can only be relished when you have tasted the bad. That the ebbs are only enjoyable if the lows have been deep. Give yourself that space of settling with both set of emotions as a part of you, for it is impossible to always be gay. All these years of university life I have come across people from all walks of life and a very small observation I made was that those who live on extremes (by extremes I mean either very happy or very sad) are often unaware of the opposite set of the expressions. This reconciliation of opposites makes you worthy of not only an integrated personality but it instills in you massive self confidence and an adequate self esteem. However the art is of balancing the two because both enmeshment and estrangement are hurtful ends that can leave you brutally tarnished. So make sure you strike that balance for it is the key to a peaceful mind.
