Mental Health problems is a rising issue across the world, by building mental resilience we can improve on our mental well-being.
We all experience feeling down, unable to move forward at times.
Life can be tough. Everyone face challenges that leave us feeling overwhelmed and lost.
But here’s the good news: mental resilience is a skill you can develop to bounce back from hardship and keep moving forward!
Building Mental Resilience: Your Toolkit for Life’s Challenges
Here are some key strategies to help build your mental resilience:
Hardship is Normal: You’re Not Alone
We have to understand everyone faces challenges in life, it is a universal human experience.
We can all learn to recognize this is a journey shared by most people, and build our strength through these struggles.
Find the Silver Lining: Growth Within Difficulties
Rather than blaming and pointing fingers at others, we should look for the lessons learned from such incidents. And find personal growth by overcoming the difficulties.
Challenges will presents us with the opportunities to build new skills, improving ourselves along the way.
Help us become a stronger version of ourselves compared to yesterday.
Talk It Out: The Power of Sharing
If you have a friend of family member to share your struggles with, you should do it. Keeping things pent up isn’t helping anyone.
By talking things with someone, you can get their support, another person’s perspectives on the matter. And also help us receiving a sense of connection.
At times it may seem difficult to open up about your problems…I’m sure we all experienced this. I would share with someone through messages on our phone.
There may be some difficulty to overcome communication but it does provide me with getting my words across.
Journaling: Processing Your Thoughts
Another method you can try is to keep a journal. Having thoughts and feelings in our head can make things really hard to process.
This is where putting these thoughts and feelings on paper can help arrange those things into words.
By having a journal, it will allow us to gain better clarity, identify some patterns and even track our progress through these hardship.
Deep Breathing: Calming the Mind in the Moment
When you’re starting to feel stressed or overwhelmed. take a few slow, deep breaths to pace yourself. It enables us to regain focus and not get overwhelmed by emotions alone.
Deep breathing helps activate the body’s relaxation response, when calmed, our thinking can become clearer too.
Here’s 2 examples of deep breathing method:
- 4-7-8 Breathing: This technique involves inhaling for 4 seconds, holding your breath for 7 seconds, and exhaling for 8 seconds. It’s known for reducing anxiety and promoting relaxation.
- 4-4-8 Breathing: This technique focuses on inhaling for 4 seconds, holding for 4 seconds, and exhaling for 8 seconds. It’s used to improve focus and concentration.
Try doing them for several minutes whenever you’re feeling overwhelmed.
Deep breathing can be similar to meditation, and it is stress relieving.
Prioritize Self-Care: A Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
Like how I use Fit Body, Fit Mind for my blog’s tagline…
I believe that the body and mind goes hand in hand like two side of a coin.
Taking care of our physical health will gives us a better mental well-being at the same time.
Make sure to get enough sleep, eat nutritious, whole food, and exercise regularly to build a strong foundation for mental resilience.
When we feel stuck and down, all the more to go out there and
What’s your favorite way to bounce back from challenges? Share your tips in the comments below!”
#MentalHealth #Resilience #YouGotThis
Need additional support? I’m a health coach in training with a team of certified coaches ready to help you build resilience and create a happier, healthier life. Let’s chat – feel free to reach out to me @ameagorthenny@gmail.com
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