Mental Strength- The key to success in difficult times

In today's world, we are constantly facing a lot of challenges and obstacles that put our mental strength to test. 

From dealing with work stress to managing personal relationships, it's important to have the mental toughness to push through difficult times. 

What can lead to severe mental disorder

Now, this is going against all the popular teaching, you are heading towards schizophrenic conditions. What is happening in your mind, your thoughts and your emotions, are psychological, whatever your thought process is, whatever your emotional process is, is just local gossip if you want to ensure that you never go insane. If you push it every day, you will cross it.

 

This mental illness which is becoming pandemic 

In the US, people over 40 years of age, especially women, nearly fifty-two per cent of them are on some kind of antidepressant. Fifty-two per cent is not a joke, it means that the entire humanity is becoming sick.  

We must look at it, why?

Fundamentally, because you are banking on a few things for a long time for your mental stability and emotional stability, all these things have been taken away. 

Importance of family support 

What we call our family, gave us support. No matter what happened, there was somebody always for you.

Others are with you when you do the right things. If you do the wrong thing, they will distance themselves. 

Homelessness not out of deprivation but by choice 

There was a time when 30 per cent of India's population were monks. That means consciously they went beyond family. Consciously, they chose to live without family, to live without a home. 

Nobody ever had depression

India doesn't have enough psychiatrists for one billion people. 

Coming to facts 

How can one get mentally strong

Surround yourself with your heroes 

Keep yourself with people who inspire you and motivate you. 

Now the question arises, how to surround yourself with people who have been your ideal and from whom you learnt a lot, but some of them are not available or have left this world, forever.

How should you learn from these figures

You cannot remain physically in touch with them, but you can learn a lot from them from their books, videos, and quotes. You can always refer to these personalities, in times of crisis, you gain strength and motivation from them. 

Automatic negative thoughts

These negative thoughts make you weak, hence you need to kill your thoughts. Where do you get such negative thoughts? You have inscribed such thoughts in your mind. You have set a trend for yourself, such as my family background is not supportive, they are not very literate, you don't have the necessary skill. You have surrounded yourself with such people, who constantly pour opposing thoughts into your mind. When such thoughts enter your mind, how will you become mentally strong?

Fill your mind with positive thoughts 

Every day train your mind to think that everything is going to work out.

Take these five powerful affirmations into consideration 

1). I am the best 

2). I can do it 

3). God is always with me 

4). I am the winner 

5). Today is my new day 

 

When you start keeping these affirmations in mind, you will always be mentally strong.

Stop comparing yourself with others

Don't tell yourselves such things as:-

What will people say about you, coming from a rich family and I'm from a family background that is not supportive? He's so well-educated, and I'm not. This is all comparison, which is not healthy for your mind itself.

The comparison makes you mentally weak. Don't compare yourself with others, if you want to be mentally strong.

    

You have to compete with yourself

Every day, compete with yourselves. Compare yourself to what you did yesterday to what you did today. 

Trust yourself and trust your dreams. You will have to resolve that you will compete with yourself, every day and you will be a better personality than what you were yesterday. Resolve that you will grow every day, not compare yourself with others, but compare yourself with the passing of each new day.

 

Why should one not compare oneself with others

When you compare yourself with others, you doubt your capability and ability. This way you make yourself mentally weak, and this is the biggest sin you commit. You are unique, you have your unique talents, and you have your unique skills. And unique is going to be your achievements too.

Keep alive your inner child 

When you move ahead in life, you become serious, but you need not be one. You don't have to be serious, you have to be sincere. Awaken the child within you, and then you will get curious, he tries to learn from other things. By keeping your inner child alive, anyone's taunts and negative remarks will not affect you. Your problem-solving ability will increase.

You will make mistakes and then, correct them again and again. When you face doubts, you will try to clear them. In the process, you will improve yourself to be a very mentally strong person.

Conclusion

Developing this skill can help us to stay focused and motivated, even when things get tough. It can also help us to handle setbacks and disappointments more positively, instead of letting them bring us down. 

So, if you want to be successful and happy in today's difficult world, it's 

crucial to develop the skill of being mentally strong.