Stressful situations await at every turn. Some people solve problems easily and naturally, while others lose their self-control and drown in negative emotions. If from birth you do not have high indicators of psychological stability, then they should be persistently developed.
What is mental resilience?
Psychological stability is the ability to maintain the usual level of performance under constantly changing working conditions and the impact of negative factors. Its main characteristic is mobility - the ability to quickly adapt to a new situation. With psychological instability, stressful exposure entails a chaotic and emotional search for possible solutions, and this chaos brings even more negativity. The nervous system is exhausted, the person loses his composure.
How to develop psychological stability?
- Remember that the situation is not always up to you. And if you can't fix the current situation in any way, you can change your attitude towards it. Once you learn not to dwell on problems and not feel the burden of your own guilt for other people's actions, you will notice how life becomes easier and easier.
- Consider your innate characteristics. When choosing the type of your activity, you need to listen carefully to yourself. Introverts, for example, often find public speaking unbearably difficult. Should he choose a profession in which he will have to perform in front of a huge number of spectators all the time? It is unlikely that this will have a good effect on his physical and mental health. Perhaps he will be able to come to this gradually, developing the skill of public speaking, but you need to sensibly assess your character traits, otherwise nothing will protect you from daily stress. A good way to develop psychological stability is not to subject it to conscious and constant testing.
- Develop self-confidence. A positive perception of oneself and one's abilities is very helpful in the face of a mountain of criticism and criticism. Self-pity, on the other hand, works extremely negatively and pushes a person into inappropriate responses to a situation. Live in harmony with yourself, your character and abilities, love and value your work.
- Get some rest. Dedicate time to exercise, relaxation, and meditation. High-quality and regular unloading of the nervous system allows you to more steadfastly take all the blows of life. Regular, even the most insignificant stress, can bring any person to irritable weakness and nervousness, therefore, proper rest is necessary for the psychological and physical health of a person and his stability.
It is important to remember that no one is immune from stressful situations. The goal of developing psychological stability is not to avoid these situations, but to effectively resolve them with minimal accompanying negative emotions.
