These times are a hard test for our emotional strength. Unemployment, evictions, uncertain future…these are problems that are undermining our optimism and our will to live. This is how we get used to living in the midst of anxiety and anguish, getting closer and closer to depression. However, we also see around us people who maintain their optimism and joy despite finding themselves in situations that others consider desperate. Where do they get that psychological strength?
What is psychological strength
- Those people who stand firm without losing their smile, initiative, or illusions despite adversity, are not touched by any divine grace. Because psychological strength is something that we all have, we just have to develop it. It is about understanding situations from another point of view, because although we are one of those people who usually see the glass as half full, sometimes life hits us in such a way that we are unable to face the situation.
- Emotional strength is not based only on optimism, but rather on an attitude of emotional openness that allows you to see things from a different point of view. Yes, you may be in a difficult situation, but you can’t lose sight of the fact that at some point you will get ahead. And neither can you forget everything you can learn from this bad moment you are going through.
- In any case, it always seems easy to recommend staying positive —much easier than achieving it, in fact. But we must look at all those people who life has mistreated but has not made them lose their sense of humor, nor their desire to live, nor their purpose to be happy. They are people who trust themselves more than destiny and who, being very clear that the goal is to be happy, go for it fully confident that they deserve it.
How to be stronger psychologically
- And it is that the lack of confidence is the biggest impediment we have to be happy. Many people do not feel worthy of showing joy or dare to overcome certain difficulties because of what they will say. It is very common to see how after the death of a loved one, many people are unable to move on. They can’t learn to bear pain because they’re not supposed to, but nothing could be further from the truth.
- Whatever adversity we have to face; we must search within ourselves for that strength that will make us move forward. We are not just talking about survival instinct, but about regaining confidence that we deserve to be happy and enjoy life regardless of the pain and suffering that surrounds us. That attitude of not only standing up, but knowing how to enjoy the good times in the midst of a storm is called resilience, and it is something that we should all develop.
- There are some things we can do to bring out that psychological strength that we all have inside. Forgive our mistakes, stop living in the past, close the door to blame and criticism, increase confidence in ourselves and, above all, never lose hopes and dreams.