#mental strength

[selfhealingmoments]

[classycookiexo]

[hopeful-engineer]

[femmefatalevibe]

Hi, do u have any tips for building a thicker skin and not getting hurt easily? I've only just realized recently that I'm very sensitive, if someone talks a little rudely to me or says something rude to me, I get hurt and anxious. It's so weird because I usually do not care about what other people do or think about me. But I can't handle being treated rudely or criticism. I just have the urge to stop talking, runaway or leave if a person is even a tiny bit rude to me. help.

Hi love! I would say it's all about cultivating emotional resilience. Like any muscle, you need to train your mind to remain calmer under pressure or stressful situations. Here are some ways I think are helpful to build this skillset:

Step into difficult conversations as two people vs. a project/problem/situation. Depersonalize any criticism by objectifying the criticism of a certain behavior, action, etc. Think of it as its own entity – like an object that can float away in the wind.

Internalize that a lot of criticism/rudeness is a form of projection and says more about the other person's inner turmoil than your demeanor or character. Offering non-constructive criticism is self-destructive. Case closed.

Look inward and make it a priority to truly get to know yourself. What are your core values? Desires? Goals? How do you want to present yourself to the world? What are your likes? Dislikes? Fears? Self-knowledge gives you a blueprint of how to move forward.

Reverse your "what ifs." Instead of wondering what could go wrong by leaning into criticism and difficult situations, consider "what's the worst that can happen?" Once you ask yourself and answer this question honestly, you realize that most of the time your fear is disproportional to the likely outcome.

Consider learning to sit/be present in the discomfort to be an act of self-care. You're becoming emotionally stronger and proving to yourself that you can hold your own in any situation. Stick up for yourself but know when to silently bow out for your own sake vs run away due to perceived personal incompetence.

Hope this helps xx

[beccawise7]

Driven mindset. ✌️

~beccawise7💜🖤

[t-hiswifey]

[shisasan]

The practice of mindfulness doesn't eliminate challenges; instead, it helps us transcends them to teach us how to deal with them more effectively.

[disciplinedselfrya]

Some thoughts

It’s…difficult to be alive sometimes. Truly difficult.

It’s even more difficult to evolve.

And fighting is not as easy as it seems.

And life is not quite as Pinterest makes it seem.

And between having faith and being confident come your thoughts and your overthinking habits. And between wanting to be happy and wanting to accomplish everything you burn out and lose yourself.

And when everything is happening at once, how can you go on? How can you always “love the fight”?

Well you can’t. The fight, especially when you’re not sure what its purpose is, consumes you. Your energy, your passion, your all.

And somewhere between your lowest moments and your highest ones it’s just the never-ending faith that it will get better. Once. After a month, a week or maybe a year. But it will happen.

[soberscientistlife]

[tmarshconnors]

"The man who has anticipated the coming of troubles takes away their power when they arrive."

Lucius Annaeus Seneca the Younger, usually known mononymously as Seneca, was a Stoic philosopher of Ancient Rome.

Seneca – Roman philosopher and a major figure in Stoicism, emphasizing preparation for hardships.

Stoic resilience – A mindset of expecting and accepting challenges to mitigate their impact.

Mental preparedness – Foreseeing difficulties strengthens one’s ability to confront them.

Tranquillity – A state of inner calm achieved through preparation and detachment.

Philosophical optimism – Viewing life's trials as inevitable but manageable with the right mindset.

[labyrinth-of-my-mind-j]

live your life not to satisfy others, but to fulfill your heart desires. prioritize your mental health, your happiness, and your peace of mind.

[selfhealingmoments]

[dearjewels22]

[hopeful-engineer]

People will talk about 'diet culture', 'diet industry' and how we need to 'stop giving food a moral value' and 'stop demonizing food', and while it's true, that food has no 'moral value', it's also true, that some kinds of food are bad for your health in long term. Eating a burger or pizza doesn't make you a bad person (honestly, idk why someone would even think it does?), but if you eat it too often, it will make your body feel worse. And don't forget, that 'processed food industry' also exists, and doesn't care about your health and wellbeing. It's goal is (obviously) to sell you as many of it's products as possible, so this 'eat whatever you want, whenever you want' narrative actually works to it's advantage. Food doesn't have a moral value, but it has a nutritional value and consuming huge amounts of sugar, carbohydrates and artificial flavors can make you feel better emotionally for a moment, but definetely won't make you feel better, both physically and emotionally, in the future.

[justmetessaanne]

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[rainyfestivalsweets]

I feel like I am regaining.

I do not like this feeling.

And every time I try to straighten up, it makes the eating impulses worse.

And the shopping impulses.

Somehow things are getting home that shouldn't.

Sam's club bags of Cantina chips. Popcorn.

I am pretty irritated with myself.

I have had a couple months of injuries... but it seems like anytime I need to take ibuprofen, I gain 10 freaking pounds almost overnight.

What says to me... water weight?

But then it doesn't go away! Wtf!!

Also.... the impulse to eat whenever someone says I look good? Wtf?!

Like my brain says, oh ok, we are good now.

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