A pedestal is defined as the base of an upright structure, as well as the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column. Also, it’s generally used as a position of esteem.
Likewise, to place someone on a pedestal refers to thinking of someone as a perfect person with no faults, as well as admiring someone greatly. However putting people on pedestals is unfair, because it creates an idealized version of them – one up to which they can never truly live.
Seeing individuals as fallible humans is arguably a healthier approach to living. To accomplish this standard, reduction of rigidity is a key to success. For instance, people may be special to you, though they aren’t intrinsically special.
Allowing room for people’s inconsistencies and fallibility is a method of removing a pedestal. Furthermore, this practice affords you the ability to practice unconditional other-acceptance—the technique of recognizing the imperfection in others and not disturbing oneself regarding the existence of such flaws.
After all, depending upon how high the pedestal is upon which you’ve placed people, it can be a long fall from grace for them. Therefore, I invite you to gently, though rigorously, remove pedestals from underneath fallible human beings. Also, if you’d like to know more about how to stop disturbing yourself, I’m here to help.
If you’re looking for a provider who works to help you understand how thinking impacts physical, mental, emotional, and behavioral elements of your life—helping you to sharpen your critical thinking skills, I invite you to reach out today by using the contact widget on my website.
As a psychotherapist, I’m pleased to help people with an assortment of issues ranging from anger (hostility, rage, and aggression) to relational issues, adjustment matters, trauma experience, justice involvement, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety and depression, and other mood or personality-related matters.
At Hollings Therapy, LLC, serving all of Texas, I aim to treat clients with dignity and respect while offering a multi-lensed approach to the practice of psychotherapy and life coaching. My mission includes: Prioritizing the cognitive and emotive needs of clients, an overall reduction in client suffering, and supporting sustainable growth for the clients I serve. Rather than simply helping you to feel better, I want to help you get better!
Deric Hollings, LPC, LCSW
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