There is more than one idea of what Shadow is. Some would contend that the Unconscious is what we don't talk about in polite society.
I think the avoidance of certain kinds of emotional content is not always something that involves repression. It's more like uncomfortable muscle tensions. In other words, the material is actually registering somatically rather than "out of mind, out of sight." We identify the material as stuff we want to avoid because it is literally physically uncomfortable.
If you like Reich, he'd probably say that repression leads to a strengthening of character armor - i.e., outward rigidity.
Netti,
I can tell from this and other posts you've made that you have some expertise in this area. Can you suggest any books to me?
-- Dauer
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