Explain clearly how intrapersonal conflict can be addressed through the following strategies: Engaging in physical exercises, counselling,self-talk
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Intrapersonal conflict is the conflict humans face within themselves, it is a conflict between should and want. Should is always driven by the values, religious beliefs, upbringing etc. wants on the other hand are driven by the environment which entices humans to indulge overlooking should.
Intrapersonal Conflict is the part of human life, at every points humans face intrapersonal conflicts between should and wants. Conflict arises when any kind of decision needs to be taken, be it important of unimportant. Simple decisions like buying a car or complex decisions like marriage or money.
Every time a decision needs to be taken, should and want weigh on us, based on which we take decision.
One recent example of my intrapersonal conflict was between consuming alcohol or not, my conservative Islamic upbringing tells me to abstain from alcohol, however my social surrounding entices me to consume alcohol.
At times should wins and wants lose else wants win and should lose. Whenever should loses it leaves behind a sense of guilt, having consumed against the religious decree. Similarly certain communities accept consuming alcohol as a part of their culture, where the criterion can be entirely different, however no community willingly accepts alcoholics.
Individuals who develop unhealthy habits are also prone to conflict within, every individual understands smoking an unhealthy habit and most wish to quit, however the body which is used to want of nicotine often wins the conflict between should and want.
It is not only habit such as alcohol and smoking a source of conflict within, most who visit a shopping mall end up by buying more than their requirement, things they may never use else which have no immediate use. All shopping malls make profit on the shopping behavior of humans. To illustrate an example, the fastest moving items and daily necessities are always placed at the end of the store, when people take a walk from the entrance to the exit they come across several items which entice them and finally end up buying more than their budgets. The shopping malls use the conflict within humans to make booty for themselves.
Intrapersonal conflicts can sometimes have a devastating effect on the mental makeup, some individuals irrespective of should are completely driven by want, they believe in going with the flow hence are saved of the intrapersonal conflict, others who understand the importance of should often become indecisive and confused or start depending on others to take decisions for them.
Decision making is tough at times, every action has consequences, positive or negative, however it is important to accept ones decision and live by them.
To overcome conflict humans need a very strong will power, as told by Anthony Robbins in his book ‘Awaken the giant within’, will and power are two words, the first step is to have the will and the leverage enough power to take a decision to battle the wants. Will power is like sitting in the car with an intention to drive and not stepping on the accelerator, no matter how much will you have the car will not move unless accelerated.
The only way to overcome intrapersonal conflict is by not letting your wants to overpower should. Also it essential to check what should mean to you, are they really principles or just wants wearing a mask of should.
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