Why integrity is the essence of everything successful.
Of course, you know that integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. That’s why the essence of everything successful is built on it. You can’t build a strong foundation and structure on shifting sands.
The thing about integrity is that it’s not simply about honesty and moral principles.
What integrity means in mental health.
Integrity is also the state of being “whole and undivided.” Meaning, you adhere to the same moral principles consistently, whether you’re in public or in private.
Mental health is also the state of a “whole and undivided” mind. Your ability to be honest and have strong moral principles is based on the literal integration of your conscious and unconscious mind.
When you are unaware of, or deny your authentic impulses, the integrity of your mental health is at stake. It means that certain ideas you have are at odds with one another. They may be unconscious and not integrated with your conscious mind. Another word for this is cognitive dissonance.
When this happens, you are not functioning as “whole and undivided.”
How therapy helps you increase integrity and become more successful.
When your mind is not “whole and undivided,” you are unable to be completely honest with yourself. This cognitive dissonance is taxing on your energy levels because you are unknowingly working against yourself.
If integrity is the essence of everything successful, then success is built on reconciling conflicts within yourself and between you and others. Therapy is all about making the unconscious conscious.
Want to know more about how to build integrity and create success? Call me, we’ll talk.
Leah Benson, LMHC is a licensed psychotherapist in private practice in Tampa, FL
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