Feeling any negative emotions (e.g. anger, anxious, fear, upset, anxious, etc.) doesn't make you weak. It is perfectly normal to experience these. It is when you don't allow those negative emotions control you is what makes you mentally stronger. Recognizing emotions is different from acknowledging them.

1. You Are In Control Of Your Emotions

Keeping a healthy mind is as important as keeping a healthy body, because one can easily influence the other.

6 Healthy Habits that Make You Mentally Strong

Obsessing over things you've done in the past only adds more stress to yourself. When you started to think about what happened, figure out why it happened and where it went wrong, and make a plan for how to improve, you'll become mentally stronger because it shows that you're choosing to grow and to learn.

4. You Actively Learn From Your Mistakes

Going above and beyond and keeping up on productice tasks can be exhausting too, and if you don't pay time for yourself to recharge, your mental health can take a hit. According to na article relased from PsychCentral (n.d.), downtown allows your brain to restore attention and motivation. It promotes creativity, strengthens memory, and can even make you more productive in the long run. When you take a little time out of your busy day, you're allowing your mind to take a break and recharge.

6. Taking Time For Youself

When you think critically about your thoughts and beliefs, you're actually challenging yourself to think more. With the internet being easily accessible, there's so much information to take in and analyze. This can be overwhelming when you're trying to keep up with what's true and what's not. Mentally strong people make a habit of questioning and thinking critically about the things they come across. Questioning things that you read or heard gives you a reason to dig deeper, resulting into learning more.

2. You Question Your Thoughts And Beliefs

Creating healthy boundaries for the people in your life is a good habit for your mental strength. According to the article of PsychCentral (n.d), boundaries are a measure of self esteem. When you create healthy boundaries, you're letting other people know how to treat you which allows you to be your best self. When you don't have clear boundaries, it's easy to say yes or agree to whatever they say, which can be pretty exhausting.

3. You Have Healthy Boundaries In Place For Yourself

Social media is huge part in our society, especially with our technology being accessible to all. It can be a great way to connect with friends and family and is filled with pictures or opinions of strangers. Apps like Facebook or Instagram make it easy for you to compare your life to others. Those nice beautiful pictures and their post about their happy life can get you jealous and an unhealty comparision can start in your heart. When you scroll through social media, you can start to think you aren't good enough. Limiting the use of social media can help you end your comparison with others.

5. You Limit Yourself On Social Media

Enroll FREE Yale University course on increasing your happiness back up by Science: https://imp.i384100.net/yale (LIMITED TIME) Thank you for Coursera x Yale for sponsoring this video. We earn a commission if you choose to get a certificate of completion. What does it mean to be mentally strong? Well, in the field of psychology, “mental resilience” or “mental toughness” is defined as a person’s capacity to effectively deal with stressors, challenges, and adverse situations, and still perform well in spite of their circumstances. It’s also been found to be a significant predictor for both academic and occupational success, as well as physical health, happiness, and life satisfaction. So there’s certainly no debating the fact that being mentally strong matters. But how do we do it? What are the ways we can improve and cultivate our mental strength? There are also a few habits mentally strong people generally don't do. Curious to know what they are? Check out this video: https://youtu.be/GikjZQmeTFY Credits: Writer: Merinda Quegan Script Editor: Morgan Franz Script Manager: Kelly Soong VO: Amanda Silvera Animation: Hannah Roldan YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkJEpR7JmS36tajD34Gp4VA/join Would you like to animate for the team? Check out this: https://psych2go.net/interested-in-animating-for-pych2go-faq/ Interested in writing for psych2go? Check out: https://psych2go.net/script-writing-position-faqs/ We're also on a mission to make mental health accessible around the world. Many of our content are translated to other languages by fans and people like you guys :) 1) Psych2Go Kr - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQh9DSw0L23tNULgxussrYg 심리툰 Psych2Go Korea https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNTGv5tBhqxIN3jAHbhumeQ 2) Vietnamese - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe-DaRWfYRVfcdasozr874A 3) German - https://www.youtube.com/c/Psych2GoDE/videos 4) Indonesian - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwc1rtdEJDr-VKQT5bijwwQ 5) Russian - youtube.com/channel/UC4vMpG7hqxT0GCx2YAIF7rA/ 6) Vietnamese - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe-DaRWfYRVfcdasozr874A 7) Español - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl5OsVzh4_Xf8fSmxhOMP5Q 8) Hindi - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcesO-EWK1l6dF2QgB9aUkw References: Rose, L., Alhusen, J., Bhandari, S., Soeken, K., Marcantonio, K., Bullock, L., & Sharps, P. (2010). Impact of intimate partner violence on pregnant women’s mental health: Mental distress and mental strength. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 31(2), 103-111. Deutscher, C., Frick, B., & Prinz, J. (2013). Performance under pressure: Estimating the returns to mental strength in professional basketball. European Sport Management Quarterly, 13(2), 216-231.

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What does it mean to be mentally strong? Well, in the field of psychology, “mental resilience” or “mental toughness” is defined as a person’s capacity to effectively deal with stressors, challenges, and adverse situations, and still perform well in spite of their circumstances. It’s also been found to be a significant predictor for both academic and occupational success, as well as physical health, happiness, and life satisfaction. So there’s certainly no debating the fact that being mentally strong matters. But how do we do it? What are the ways we can improve and cultivate our mental strength?

There are also a few habits mentally strong people generally don't do. Curious to know what they are? Check out this video: https://youtu.be/GikjZQmeTFY 

Credits:
Writer: Merinda Quegan 
Script Editor: Morgan Franz 
Script Manager: Kelly Soong 
VO: Amanda Silvera 
Animation: Hannah Roldan 
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong 

Join this channel to get access to perks:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkJEpR7JmS36tajD34Gp4VA/join

Would you like to animate for the team? Check out this: https://psych2go.net/interested-in-animating-for-pych2go-faq/

Interested in writing for psych2go? Check out: 
https://psych2go.net/script-writing-position-faqs/

We're also on a mission to make mental health accessible around the world. Many of our content are translated to other languages by fans and people like you guys :) 

1) Psych2Go Kr - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQh9DSw0L23tNULgxussrYg 
심리툰 Psych2Go Korea https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNTGv5tBhqxIN3jAHbhumeQ
2) Vietnamese - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe-DaRWfYRVfcdasozr874A
3) German - https://www.youtube.com/c/Psych2GoDE/videos
4) Indonesian - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwc1rtdEJDr-VKQT5bijwwQ
5) Russian - youtube.com/channel/UC4vMpG7hqxT0GCx2YAIF7rA/
6) Vietnamese - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe-DaRWfYRVfcdasozr874A
7) Español - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl5OsVzh4_Xf8fSmxhOMP5Q
8) Hindi - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcesO-EWK1l6dF2QgB9aUkw

References:

Rose, L., Alhusen, J., Bhandari, S., Soeken, K., Marcantonio, K., Bullock, L., & Sharps, P. (2010). Impact of intimate partner violence on pregnant women’s mental health: Mental distress and mental strength. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 31(2), 103-111.

Deutscher, C., Frick, B., & Prinz, J. (2013). Performance under pressure: Estimating the returns to mental strength in professional basketball. European Sport Management Quarterly, 13(2), 216-231.

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