The Existential Truth: On Personal beyond Bounds

Introduction. The article discusses the problem of a limited personal world. Its topicality is justified by a specific spiritual and historical situation in the modern world when a man and the humanity can no longer accept or follow the old-time values, which have now been undermined. Moreover, there is a necessity to have the landmarks that would aid one in orienting one’s inner world, since it is becoming ever more obvious that the reliable support is found only in the single available authentic being – the within. By reflecting on various metaphors of human psychological rigidity, the author is discussing the potentialities and traits of the inner existence free from limitations and constraints. The aim of the research is to analyze and try to discover the limitations and obstacles preventing one from implementing their individual existential projects, as well as elucidating the basic psychological mechanisms, encumbering deeper awareness of one’s own existential core.

Materials and Methods. To achieve this goal, the methods of theoretical analysis and generalization of the interdisciplinary literature has been undertaken. Philosophical, sociological, psychological, psychopathological as well as fiction literature has been analyzed. Out of empirical methods, observation was used to observe the phenomena of the inner life of the psychological patients with the follow-up induction and synthesis of the facts obtained. Interdisciplinary approach was used, as well as the principle of theory-practice interconnection, situation specific approach, existentialism as a methodological concept, synergetic approach.

Results. Conceptions related to overcoming inner closedness and conformity are developed from existential perspective. Wholeness is understood as integrity of cognitive, emotional and volitional aspects of human psyche. Man is understood as a being that gains its wholeness and overcomes limitation on its way beyond any imposed boundaries, be it outer or inner. In this sense, existential philosophy of the German thinker and psychiatrist Karl Jaspers with his metaphor of the shell reveals itself as anthropology of vulnerability. Overcoming constrains on its way to integrity and wholeness man inevitably faces vulnerability. In this encounter he comes to a new quality of self-awareness. From this perspective man is understood as becoming, a becoming being.

Discussions and Conclusions. This understanding of wholeness and integrity, and man as a vulnerable and becoming being draws our attention to the problem of the loss of the sense of being in the modern world. The sense of being is a transcendental to a subject sense of being encompassing the subject himself. These conclusions are aimed at solving the existential sort of issues within psychological consultancy sessions. That is aimed at rediscovering the ability to experience being without adapting to other’s evaluations; rediscovering the original sense of existence through the growth in awareness of oneself, other people and the world. 

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