dark night of the soul-what it is and how to overcome it
The dark night of the soul refers to a poem by a John of the cross, it is an extremely difficult and painful period in one's life. It is characterized by a combination of distress and subjective incompetence; the loss of meaning and purpose in life; the lack of perceived social support; a sense of being trapped and personal failure; a cognitive attitude of pessimism, and hopelessness/helplessness.
7 Signs You're Going Through a Dark Night of the Soul
You feel completely lost, powerless and hopeless. ...
You're no longer interested in things you once loved. ...
Your definition of success is not the same anymore. ...
You're having physical symptoms you've never had before. ...
You're having really intense dreams.
You’re connecting with your inner child
Despite everything, you somehow feel more free and authentic
The dark night of the soul is an intervention orchestrated by our soul to signal it's time to get in touch with our deeper selves. It occurs when we have drifted too far away from our authentic selves and are living lives that aren't true to who we are.
How does one fall into the dark night of the soul?
It is triggered by a steady course of living unauthentically to who we really are. This can happen because we dismiss our intuition and our better angels for far too long. At some point we find ourselves depressed, anxious, and searching outward toward others validation, instant gratification, and things that do not serve us.
For myself, I entered the dark night of the soul after meeting what I believe is my Twin Flame (I will make another blog on this).
With misunderstanding, insecurity, and fear leading to a heartbreak of questioning who I am, if I am worthy of life, and not knowing what to do. Slowly, you start to turn to self doubt about yourself, low self worth, and not feeling worthy of anything that is good for your mind, body or soul.
How do we overcome the dark night of the soul?
I believe the first step is to recognize you are living in it. It happens when you no longer find joy in anything. You are a zombie wandering around questioning everything you’ve ever known about yourself and life itself. You no longer are ‘insert your name’ . You are living a life of someone you don’t recognize.
Once we realize how different this existence is from what we used to know, it is imparitave to start to take steps to not only find your way back to your true self, but to find a way to an even better self.
YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE STUCK HERE- It is not where you are meant to settle. It is where you are meant to recognize the situation/habbits/midset that have brought you to such a low existence.
It will take time to overcome this. It will be uncomfortable. However, it is nessecary in order to live a life that serves you.
Things you can do to overcome this:
Find Peace and forgiveness in yourself
Seek out a higher power
Forgive others, whether it be expressed to them or not
Forgive yourself- no matter no much you hate what you have done
Seek progression in your life
Give love to others
Find your purpose
It will not happen overnight, but the best advice I have is to always be better- however that looks like for you!
You are at the right place at the right time. This is growing your consciousness, this is growing your soul. This is meant to happen.
You are worth good, you are worth love, you are worth abundance
Jacob