inner conflicts
Battles within oneself
Inner conflicts are psychological struggles within a person—competing desires, values, or impulses that pull in different directions.
A character torn between duty and love experiences inner conflict.
The term appears frequently in fiction and psychology: The novel explores her inner conflicts about leaving home.
Also called internal conflicts.
- ambivalenceConflicting emotions coexisting
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- sleepless nightsProlonged inability to rest
- doubtLack of firm belief
- second guessingReconsidering past decisions
conscience · devil on shoulder · self-sabotage · moral dilemma · repression · cognitive dissonance · guilt · rationalization · integrity · self-delusion · projection · procrastination · indecision · ethical ambiguity · superego · shame · soul searching · knot
- psychoanalysisFreud, id, ego, unconscious, Sigmund Freud
- child psychotherapyplay therapy, Melanie Klein, art therapy, sand tray, sandplay
inner conflictsexternal conflicts
Struggles with outside forces
international conflicts · workplace conflicts · family disputes · environmental challenges
inner conflictsinner peace
Mental and emotional tranquility
peace of mind · inner tranquility · equanimity · self-acceptance · contentment
inner conflictsinner harmony
Psychological balance and calm
self-integration · wholeness · self-consistency · single-mindedness · decisiveness