What, in your opinion, makes someone mentally strong? Where does this strength come from?

Question

Attributes and explanations please. Thanks.

Answer 1

I believe that before a person is born the seed is set so to speak for their personalities however once born then upbringing who we are raised by and our surroundings will either alter that for good or bad. Life experiences then add to our personality and depending on the way we were brought up will decide which way we handle this. There is no such thing as hindsight you learn from yours or others mistakes if you want to that is.
I have had a great deal of trama during my life and I have always survived every thing because deep down in me there is a lot of strength to keep me going and rise above it. I know who I am and what I am also what I am capable of or not. So to sum it up I think you are born with it and it is what follows that decides what you do with it sink or swim.

Answer 2

If you are sufficiently well informed, you are able to make decisions and carry out actions in the belief that they are correct at the time. With this confidence in your actions, you are better placed to dismiss criticism and rely less on peer approval. Unless you are lucky enough to have been born mentally strong or had the benefit of a good public school education, the road to mental strength can be tough. Asking the awkward question, challenging a majority view and consequently suffering the criticism and ridicule of those around you will either build up your mental strength or leave requiring mental treatment. Keep a copy of 'IF' to hand in case you lose heart.

Answer 3

someone is mentally strong when he reads a lot of different materials, if he is well informed about the different issues around him either local or overseas. he should be able to share this and relates his opinion with other people in the most comprehend-able fashion there is.
Mental strength also depends on situations what if someone is very good in a certain field, lets say for example a top cosmetic surgeon, and then he would be ask to deliver an impromptu speech about international laws and security. what he knows in his field is useless in that other field so he would probably be saying things not related to the topic and that he would look like a total jerk in front of his audience,not mentioning he is top in his own field of endeavor. but that's how life is you can never get to master everything in this world there is just so much to learn but even though we consider ourselves the highest form of life we still have our limitations either physically or mentally.

Answer 4

Firstly we all have different personality types and some would be more aligned to mental strength than others.

Added to this would be the concept of resilience. Robbie Gilligan at Trinity Uni in Dublin has produced a book about this issue.
It seems that we all have different levels of resilience but that there are factors in our upbringing that can promote this. For instance resilience can be promoted by getting children involved in a range of interests with diffent social groups, by treating them with justice and by allowing them to take appropriate risks.

The study was on a range of young people who had left care. It has always puzzled some academics why some children from highly abusive families can turn out ok whilst others from a far less difficult background can be more messed up. These are exeptions to the rule of course but still hard to explain.

Finally for me, mental strength needs to come from a position of self awareness and good self esteem.

Answer 5

Strength in its various forms is what makes a human unique from all others. Mentally it would take one to be a bit intellectual and logical as well as reasonable. In faith some believe it is God within us that makes our spirit strong to deal with the everyday. I believe for a man strength would not only come from his body and mind but his heart. The strength to get through the day is enough. Just look around you.

Answer 6

It is the way the person thinks. Positive thinkers tend to be more mentally strong than pessimists. There are always ups and downs in life, it is just how each and everyone of us view the situation. After a setback, a mentally strong person will not give up and stand up again to face new challenges. This strength basically comes from the encouragement of the loved ones, friends and family. A person without anyone to support or encourage him after a setback or disappointment will tend to more pessimistic. With support or encouragement, one will not want to disappoint their friends and family. Besides that, mentally strong person may see good things besides the bad event, therefore he or she will not give up!

Answer 7

So many questions invite me to speak of my 85 years of Christian faith, so thankyou and bear with me. I have often been faced with difficult decisions (none less than in my five WW2 years as an RAF pilot) and through 25 years of running a business on a virtual shoestring, but strength of mind has come from prayer, being sure (as Paul wrote to the Romans - Chapter 8 verse 28)) that "...we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose". An additional assurance comes from Paul's letter to the Philippians (Chapter 4 verse 6) "Be anxious for nothing ... etc". And the Psalms are full of confidence in God.

There's an old saying, "The proof of the pudding is in the eating".
You can judge only when you've given God a chance to prove Himself to you.

Answer 8

I would say that usually it is because they have over come hardships/ trials/ tribulations/ loss/ scrapes and/or scuffles of their own. It usually makes the person more compassionate of others as it is easy to put themselves in their place. A strong network of family and friends and feeling comfortable with yourself is also true of mentally strong people. I don't know who said it but I like the phrase "When life throws you lemons, make lemonade". For some reason I think it was that Leno guy.........

Answer 9

Mental stregnth comes from personal experience and successful dealing with the stress involved
intelligence i.e. from understanding the situations requiering attention
Physical illness that required strength in dealing with the illness
Parental guidance and encouragement, "you're strong" obvioulsy from childhood
From the ability to see problems as challenges

Answer 10

I think this comes from the way ur brought up, the social enviornment,Actually I dont know what u mean by mentally strong , Do u mean strong personality and ability to confront varius situations ,or having a strong mind to talk with varius subjects and having knowledge about everything .