Mental Imbalance causes Spiritual downfall too

Other than the materialistic effects discussed so far, meantal imbalance has spiritual effects in ego and greed. Ego and greed leads to all sorts of spiritual frailities . Ego intoxictes; a man with a bloated ego believes himself to be substantially superior to others. He expects people to wait for him,listen to him, and consider him important; when they don't, he gets bitter and offensive. when he sees someone acquire more money,more fame, or more strenth than him, jealousy takes over. To satisfy his ego, he needs to be very accomplished. Accomplishment and accolads often require strong character and persistant hard work. Overcome by his ego, his mind is often driven to the alternative and easier path of dishonesty and impropriety.

mental imbalance can also have the converse effect, that of a lapse in self esteem. A man with a low self esteem considers himself unworthy and stays so. An inferiority complex overshadsows all his intuition, robbing him of all his strength and courage.He is unable to succeed and he is unable to defand hmself against any injustices of  which he becomes an easy target. just like the ego ridden man, the one with a low self esteem also takes refuge in dishonesty,albeit for different reasons. cheating, tricking the system, shortcutting, bribery are some of the ways this refuge manifests. He is ridden with mental problems such as depression, guilt, frustration, fear,and anxiety.

In summary, acquiring as well as safe guarding self esteem is the natural and positive tendency of our soul. When we obstruct this process, mental balance is destroyed and we tend toward dishonest  and spiritually inferior means.