MENTAL HEALTH IN THE HEART OF MAUN

Many people, when trying to explain how they feel, use a general phrase: “I’m not okay.” It is a valid expression, but too broad. It can mean sadness 😔, fear 😨, anger 😠, frustration 😣, or a combination of all of them. When we do not differentiate what we feel, discomfort becomes more confusing and harder to manage. Being sad is not the same as being afraid. Feeling angry is not the same as feeling frustrated. Each emotion carries a different message and requires a different response. Learning to distinguish them is not an intellectual exercise; it is a way of gaining inner clarity 🧠. Distinguishing sadness allows us to understand loss Sadness appears when we experience loss, disappointment, or separation. It may arise from the absence of someone, from a dream that did not come true, or from a change we did not want. Its energy is slow and heavy, often inviting silence and reflection 🌧️. When sadness is not recognized, it may turn into irritability or persistent fatigue. However, ...

To play and never lose, cannot be. As a proposal for healthy attitudes towards frustrations, it is important to first recognize that one cannot always achieve what one wants, which is an element of tolerance towards these situations. - Adversities are a part of life. - If you don't want to face adversities in life, don't be born. - When going to fight, carry two bags: one for winning and one for losing. - Playing and losing can certainly happen. Every failure is temporary, after which new opportunities always arise. - When one door closes, others open. - God never closes a door without opening two. Failure is an inevitable step on the path to success. - What once felt like a hurricane, we now see as the wind opening new paths. - By making mistakes, we get closer to success. It is also a source of necessary experiences for achieving the maturity that life demands. - He who doesn't fall doesn't get up. - He who hasn't faced trials knows little. (Ecclesiasticus: 34,10)...

Hitting the Wall with Your Head Won't Make a Hole Frustration arises from suffering over something one desires but has not yet obtained, or has achieved but not in the expected way. In this state, negative attitudes can emerge such as evading responsibilities and blaming others, which makes finding solutions difficult. - A bad dancer blames the floor. Due to an intolerance for pain, an individual may give up and abandon the pursuit of their goal, even when there is still a possibility of achieving it. - Woe to those who cannot bear patiently! What will they do when life tests them? The lack of self-control caused by frustration can lead to unjustifiably attacking others or oneself, which creates new problems. - If you lose your head in difficult situations, you will only make things worse. - He who despairs in trouble only increases it. (Panchatantra) - Despair remedies nothing. One might also, mindlessly, persist in the same ineffective procedures, without any evidence that they w...