The non-linear and unpredictable nature of life has been one of mankind’s toughest challenges, since the beginning of time and for ages. The human being has had to constantly find new ways of adapting and adjusting to an ever-changing world.
This not only applies in the physical or social environments, but also psychologically; we have had to tweak, revise and rethink most of our perspectives (both individually and collectively) for the purposes of aligning with the world and its transformation.
Our navigating through this ‘unpredictability’ often presents us with and, sometimes, places us in situations we may have never been able to imagine before and inasmuch as the concept of ‘tough times’ is subjective and dependent on individual interpretation, the impact is (more often than not) felt on the individuals’ mental health.
The emergence of psycho-emotional disorders and symptoms of mental ill-health is often an indicator of succumbing to mental pressure that becomes a bit too strong for that individual to both manage and contain.
In the field of mental health, we believe a large percentage of the way we lead our lives, as well as how we perceive, hinges heavily on perspective and this particular topic is no different.
The challenges we experience, whatever they may be; disappointments, personal stagnation, failure to maintain social and emotional relationships or even financial strains, may come forth as problems when in (mental health) fact, they present an opportunity to refill our psychological resources.
Many a time, the challenges we face provide lessons in disguise in the sense that, from them, we are able to learn, re-learn and gain new methods and ways of understanding our lives. In most cases, psychological resources, such as our resilience, are constantly put under examination and our ability to recover from whatever it may be, lean largely on how we are able to regenerate and find the mental strength to ‘go again’.
With each existing problem in our lives, there is a part of our mental resolve that engages and the longer the problem exists, the more detrimental it is to the holistic health of that person and their view of life.
Therefore, the process of working your way through that situation and finding a solution for it, provides valuable mental health exercise and provides a template that the individual can use in future to navigate similar or even differently challenging scenarios.
It helps greatly to perceive daily life challenges as tests of your mental health stance, as well as an opportunity for you to assess your mental resolve. Also, it is a demonstration of a positive outlook to seek the opportunity to learn more about yourself; your strengths, weaknesses and what parts of your own personality you can ‘fix’ or adjust in order to keep yourself psychologically in check. In short, seek the silver lining in the dark cloud, it could be worth gold. Send comments to runsford0505@gmail.com
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