{"id":152625,"date":"2024-06-11T04:52:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T08:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/?p=152625"},"modified":"2024-06-10T10:45:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T14:45:27","slug":"7-secrets-to-becoming-mentally-tougher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/152625","title":{"rendered":"7 Secrets To Becoming Mentally Tougher"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"7 Secrets To Becoming Mentally Tougher\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hUA_k76x2uE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(bright music) – [Amanda] What does it\r\nmean to be mentally tough? Think of it this way. You work out and exercise to gain physical strength, and the discipline and time you invest in your physical health help you to feel better overall. This same idea can be\r\napplied to mental toughness. When you have a tougher mentality, you’ll mentally and emotionally\r\nfeel better overall. You can cope better with stressful and overwhelming seasons in your life. You’re more capable of\r\nhandling fear and doubt because you have the mental fortitude to deal with them. Want to learn how to\r\nbecome mentally tougher? We’re gonna let you in\r\non some secrets to do so. Number one, get an emotional trashcan. Are you where you want to be in life? Do you feel stuck in\r\nnegative thought patterns? Negative thoughts are often what bar you from where you want to be.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNegative thoughts can fill\r\nyou with dread and anxiety, and wind up emotionally harming you. Mental strength is hard to develop when you have a negative mindset. One solution to this would be to get an emotional trashcan. The point of having this trashcan is so that you can throw away your doubts, worries, and fears to gain better respite and mental clarity. You could try journaling, find a creative\r\noutlet for your emotions, or reach out to a therapist. Trashing those bad thoughts and healthily dealing with them gives you a chance to process them, and get to a resolution.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith a clearer and more positive mindset, it will be easier for you to focus on what you want and where you want to be. Number two, acknowledge and\r\nuse the power of choice. Do you sometimes feel pressured to make the right choice? Are you worried about disappointing others or letting other people down if you make the wrong choice? Let me let you in on a secret, there is no such thing as the right choice. Honest choices and in tune with what you\r\nwant or need at that moment are considered to be the\r\nright choice for you.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe right choice is dependent on where you want to go and how you want to get there. If you find yourself feeling\r\nuncertain or unclear, make a list of your present goals. Figure out what you’re\r\nwilling to let go of, especially if you know\r\nthat it doesn’t serve you. And what you’re grateful for and what you truly want to focus on. Number three, do the\r\ndifficult things first. Life gets messy and sticky, and sometimes we can find ourselves in some pretty bad situations.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pexels.com\/photos\/5237540\/pexels-photo-5237540.jpeg?auto=compress&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;h=650&amp;w=940\" \/>\r\n\r\nEveryone, at some point, has run away from something difficult. It’s perfectly normal to want to run away when things get harder for you. It can feel overwhelming and impossible, like climbing over a mountain. But sometimes, to move forward, we have to figure out how to get through those difficult times. You certainly don’t have to do it alone. Find a support group that’ll be able to provide comfort, support, and strength for you. Some people can walk with you through this difficult time and help you to safely reach the other side of the mountain. Number four is exercise. Even though physical exercise is mostly for your physical benefit, it has mental benefits too. Physical exercise helps\r\nyou establish discipline. The discipline of the mind is necessary for developing your mental toughness because that helps you build consistency.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen you’re steadfastly committed to building up your mental fortitude, negativity has a harder\r\ntime tripping you up. Regular exercise gives you a sense of routine, and consistency, and the added benefit of providing a healthy outlet for\r\nyour emotions and stress. Number five, learn how to lose gracefully. Despite how unpleasant it might be, failure can be the ultimate teacher. When you’re dealing with failure, sometimes the resulting anxiety and stress can weigh you down. This keeps you from\r\nlearning from your mistakes, whatever the lesson might be. Take the time to sit with your thoughts and work through the feelings\r\nthat you’re experiencing. Ask yourself, “What is the lesson here “and how do I move forward?” Once you’re able to take\r\naccountability for yourself, it’s easier to move forward and not make those same\r\nmistakes a second time. Number six, practice gratitude, even when you’re going\r\nthrough a difficult season. Does it feel hard to be grateful, especially when you’re going through a difficult season in life? Sometimes it can be easier to focus on the negative\r\nthings around you. Practicing gratitude increases your overall\r\nhappiness, reduces depression, and helps you override\r\nnegative thought patterns.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhen you focus on what to be thankful for, you’ll find happiness and lightness take hold within your heart. Being grateful and having an open heart helps you to focus on\r\nyour goals and dreams so you can go forth and achieve them. And number seven, let go of\r\nthings you cannot control. Do you find it hard to let things go? Do you always want to fix everything and feel like you’re the\r\nonly one who can do it? It is tempting to want to\r\ncontrol everything yourself, especially when things\r\nstart going downhill. But, eventually, something has to give. When things go wrong, ask yourself, “Is this something I can solve? “And if so, how?” What is your role in the\r\nprocess of achieving a solution? Learning to let go of things that are out of your control will make you feel less stressed and help you have a clear mind. 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When you &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/152625\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">7 Secrets To Becoming Mentally Tougher<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":152623,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5,6,132],"tags":[61381,61375,61351,61368,61359,61365,61370,61374,61356,61388,61391,61353,61376,34168,59794,59796,39665,59798],"class_list":["post-152625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-causes-and-prevention","category-reducing-triggers","category-weird-stuff","tag-habits-of-mentally-strong-people","tag-how-to-be-mentally-strong","tag-how-to-be-mentally-tough","tag-how-to-be-tougher","tag-how-to-become-mentally-strong","tag-how-to-become-mentally-stronger","tag-how-to-build-mental-toughness","tag-mental-strength","tag-mental-toughness","tag-mental-toughness-motivation","tag-mental-toughness-training","tag-mentally-strong","tag-mentally-strong-people","tag-personal-development","tag-psych-2-go","tag-psych-to-go","tag-psych2go","tag-psychtogo"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/htmlF_IMG_6667056750d90.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152625"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152625"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":152695,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152625\/revisions\/152695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}