A therapist shares how to remain stable when it feels like your world is crumbling

Amy Morin has counseled many people during their darkest moments and says certain tricks can help you emerge from a hardship as a better person.

Mentally strong people take action and seek help when they’re feeling down. Photo: Sladic/Getty Images

By Amy Morin

Whether dealing with health issues, workplace stress, or a financial crisis, life’s inevitable challenges can make it tough to function. Some people struggle to take action for fear of making things worse. Others grow impulsive and start taking any action they can without thinking about the best solutions.

Mentally strong people, however, stay strong when their world is crumbling. They manage their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors in a way that helps them get through tough times.

In fact, they often emerge from hardship better than before. They may even feel happier, healthier, and more hopeful after going through tough times.

In my experiences as a therapist and through the research for my book, “13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do,” I discovered that mentally strong people use the following strategies to stay strong even when it feels as though their world is crumbling:

1. They acknowledge their inner strength