confront one's demons
Battle inner darkness
To confront one's demons is to face personal struggles, past traumas, or destructive tendencies that have long troubled you.
The demons are metaphorical—addiction, guilt, fear, unresolved grief: After years of avoidance, she finally confronted her demons in therapy.
The phrase implies difficult but necessary psychological work, acknowledging what you've been running from.
- inner turmoilPsychological distress within oneself
- dark night of the soulIntense period of spiritual emptiness
- face your fearsDeliberately approach what terrifies
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
grit · redemption · resilience · personal growth · shadow · inner child · past trauma · guilt · wound · trauma · reckoning · making amends · healing · self-doubt · courage · morality · reconciliation · forgiveness
confront one's demonsdenial
Refusal to accept reality
avoidance · suppression · bury one's head in the sand · look the other way · bottle up
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