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One can conceive of Jungian shadow integration as acknowledging ones unflattering desires arising from evopsych-illuminated pursuits.

I actually use this for therapy: I ask myself or my friend "what is the monkey inside the brain trying to communicate with this distress?" which can lead to, for example, "ok, there there monkey, it's OK, we're not in the jungle anymore, you're not in grave danger to be cast away to fend for yourself"

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