Honesty is a quality that we value highly in others. An honest person shows himself as he is, says what he thinks, does not pretend, does not cheat and is transparent. This allows us to trust each other, because we know that they behave sincerely and without being double-minded.
Despite taking this quality into account when we interact with the other, it is not always the case when we do it with ourselves. Often, whether we are aware of it or not, we are not honest with ourselves or have a sincere dialogue with ourselves. When this happens, in any area of our life, there is a dissonance between the heart and the head that it prevents us from being happy, finding our own way, being loyal to ourselves and loving ourselves and showing ourselves as we are. Keep reading this article and discover how to be honest with yourself.
Obstacles to honesty.
As we have said, in most cases this lack of honesty It is not conscious, but it is due to obstacles that we all struggle against and that are not always easy to overcome. The
Each of us, depending on our life experiences, have different obstacles to overcome and, until we do so, we will not be honest with ourselves.
How to overcome obstacles and be honest with yourself.
To talk to oneself, the first thing we have to do is focus our attention on ourselves, leaving aside all the stimuli that keep us from it. Disconnect from everything and give ourselves time to reflect, to really listen to what we say to ourselves and not what we think we say or what we want to hear.
Let's listen to each other without fear, without reproach ourselves, valuing and taking into account what we really think, feel and want, allowing ourselves, really, be ourselves.
This article is merely informative, in Psychology-Online we do not have the power to make a diagnosis or recommend a treatment. We invite you to go to a psychologist to treat your particular case.
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