7 WAYS TO STAY MENTALLY STRONG DURING CRISIS

In the current scenario, most of the relationship at one time in life is facing some sort of crisis. The person whom you loved once, might have changed mentally & emotionally and the result of which this might be your married life might come to an end with despite all your mental & physical efforts in making it running. With the effect of this sometimes you might let you find yourself in the worst financial situations.

During a crisis, you should be mentally & physically accepting all the challenges, which are a strong key to getting through tough times.   

And the result of this list could go on and on. No matter you are from which profile, how much money you can earn, how rock-solid your life feels, crises are obligatory. But the way you respond to these crises is optional and entirely up to your emotions.

In this article, Delhi’s eminent psychologist and marriage counselor Shivani Misri Sadhoo talks about the 7 Ways To Stay Mentally Strong During Crisis.

Staying strong during a crisis is critical to getting through tough times. 

Accept The Real Situations

Whenever you are facing the unfavored situations in your life, it's easier to waste a lot of time thinking things like this can't be happening, or this shouldn't be happening to me. But actually, this isn't the time to waste your resourceful energy for worrying about that worst has happened to you.

Accept reality! It doesn't mean you are mentally and physically agreeing with what unpredictable situations are going on, but it does mean that you're ready to acknowledge reality and after this, you seem to be prepared to take all the positive actions in your life.

Build Strength Again

During a crisis, you should try to build physical & mental strength which looks like in the midst of a crisis someone is lifting weights right before you try to pick up a heavy box. So, make the strength-building without any worries because it's a good time to put the strength you already have taken into the action of your tough time. 

Lookup For Support

Generally, this time is emotionally or mentally breakdown time so you have to connect with your close friends or whom you understand more. If you have no options then ask for help from a professional who relieves you from these mental & emotionally challenging situations. Whenever you are looking for support, you ensure that you ask questions, tell people what you need, and get the emotional & mental support that could come out you from this crisis.

Self-Care Is Important -Practice It

Although it is too difficult to take care of yourself, it’s so important to make sure you take good care of your body-physically, mind-mentally, and soul every day during the crisis. You should go for a few short walks whenever you can, make healthy eating choices a priority even when you're pressed for time and rest your body and your mind with touchstones of self-care and keeps you healthy, fit, and resilient.  

Create A Helpful Mantra

During the time of crisis the best ways to develop an affirmation like "I've survived tough times before I will get through this too," and repeat it, time and again, to yourself as and when needed. It will definitely help drown out the negative thoughts that are bound to swirl in your mind, and it can keep you on track so you can move forward in both physically & mentally way.

Prioritize What Needs To Be Done

In the middle of a crisis situation, you're going to likely need to give some things up so you can focus your resourceful energy on the task at hand. You should prioritize your things by creating a to-do list that will help you with what needs to get done. And also write things down because during the crisis time your memory is sometimes lost when your stress level is high.

Take Small Steps

Even when a crisis is an unfavorable situation that can make you feel overwhelmed by all the things; you need to change mentally or physically for accomplishing or solve the things.  You should break down those big tasks into small steps which give you a better vision to overcome the crisis.