What makes you emotionally strong?

Working on my mindset everyday makes me emotionally strong because I know what I can do, what I'm willing to do and what I'm capable of. Even when something happens in my life I always know I can go through it!

hmmm..i have bi polar disorder ..and my mood changes really fast at times ..

here is some very deep and what might be difficult to understand statement .

the strongest trees grow in the strongest winds the wind may bend them for a short time ..and the further they can bend without blow over the better ..but when the wind goes away the tree stands as streight as it can .

the quicker you can let go of what knocks you back ..and start moving forward again..the stronger the winds that knock you back will have to get .

other people may effect your emotional state for a short period of time.

the key to long term balance and strength is not to allow you to talk to your self in a way that you would do violent things to someone else who said things half as bad ..

if you learn to shut down the cycle of negative self talk ..and it can actually take years of practice and awareness ..then there is becoming aware of what throws off your stability .

if i get nocked back now a little nap and i cand reset emotionally many times ...

I believe in any situation where your emotional response is tested, you have 3 options.

1. Embrace it
2. Remove yourself from it
3. Resist it

Embracing all is the surest way to gain emotional control. For the longest time I couldn't understand this, or how to do it. Now I'm the happiest I have ever been and nothing really seems to affect me negatively. I accept good the bad and just try to see the lesson in either event.

If that is too Zen for you, then either remove yourself from the situation (or let go of things as someone mentioned) or resist the situation.

Resisting the situation triggers a negative emotional response and should be done only as a last resort.

I am very emotion.So nothing makes me strong.

Meditation and letting go of the negative though.

Cheers,

C.G.

Strong will and positive mind set always help over my emotions.

The people I love make me strong. I would do anything for them and I feel much better every time I think about them, even if they are not next to me.

my mussels

My reason why, the driving force of what I do and everything I go through..

Cheers!
Pedro

My positive feelings .

The key to emotional strength is not being cold and unfeeling but admitting to yourself that daily events and life traumas actually affect you and actually taking time to feel these events as they happen, experience the emotion and go all the way through (such as with the grieving process) until you get to the other side. At some point, you will have done this enough times to be able to handle almost anything life throws at you.

Wow! Thanks Warriors for Sharing Your Ways of being emotionally strong.
I am trying my best to find the best way to become emotionally very strong by myself.

Let me list out all the ideas given by warriors till now.

1) Working on my mindset everyday makes me emotionally strong
2) A little nap and i cand reset emotionally many times
3) Embracing all is the surest way to gain emotional control
4) Meditation and letting go of the negative though.
5) Strong will and positive mind set always help over my emotions
6) The people I love make me strong
7) My reason why, the driving force of what I do and everything I go through
8) My positive feelings .
9) Experience the emotion and go all the way through (such as with the grieving process) until you get to the other side

Thanks, Keep coming those ideas. They are gold for someone.

hope and faith

Don't personalize every event in life or take everything so seriously. Save your emotions for the important things. Letting yourself get distracted by petty Facebook emotional dramas will only zap your emotional strength that you need to deal with your real family and real life situation. You will need to identify what is important to focus on and what is more of a distraction. Once you know what events are important for you, then you can take time to enjoy them fully, rather than pushing them out of the way and pretending they don't mean anything.

Read the Book of Proverbs.

Music, meditation, SLEEP

I had that same question a few years ago and, to find an answer, I tried to model people who are strong emotionally. While I'm still not as strong as I'd love to, I know the way ( and I've seen already the benefits ).

Here's what I do to become emotionally stronger:
1. meditate every day for 20 minutes ( after lunch ) - meditation helps you to detach from yourself, your thoughts and emotions, helping you to control your mind rather than been controlled by thoughts and emotions
2. your life must not be only about work - even if you love your job, you must go out and do other things. If you stay too attached to your work, you will become dependent to it and your mood will change when the conditions of your job/business change
3. make new experiences - try new things, meet new people, travel in new places. This way you will have both good and bad experiences. And, while we all whish to have only good experiences, bad experiences are the one that makes you stronger.

I hope this helps

my desire for success

Focusing on your goals. Realising there'll be obstacles, but you make success inevitable.

I think the question is probably better said, "What made you emotionally strong?" Because one will never become emotionally strong unless he/she has had his/her emotions given a severe beating.

Losing or failing is one good way to become emotionally strong - provided you dare to stand up again and go on. if you remain down, nothing can help you.

Some of what helped me were:

1. Evolving/transforming “Spiritually”
2. Becoming less controlled (and involved) with your ego
3. Learning to be more observant (and detached) from your mind and emotions
4. Practicing meditation (etc.) to experience more of your “Higher Self.”

Here's a (somewhat) related post that may be helpful:

http://www.warriorforum.com/mind-war...g-turmoil.html

Adversity. There are two choices you can make when hard times hit. 1) you can face the problem head on and learn from it or 2) retreat from it. If you choose the latter, the problem will rear again sometime during your life and you must face it all over again. I liken adversity to sandpaper. It starts out rough and grainy but after it's been used, it becomes smooth and polished. I've learned to use adversity to my advantage and never view it as a negative. Without it, we'd fail to learn some of life's most valuable lessons.

Faith in God for me.

Practising the mind training techniques of Navy Seals as taught in: The Way of the SEAL: Think Like an Elite Warrior to Lead and Succeed Audiobook | Mark Divine, Allyson Edelhurtz Machate | Audible.com

Thanks, Warriors for great comments and suggestions.
Please, Keep them coming.

picture myself on the near future with the thing i want to achieve
my family and my girlfriend are my driving forces

Just let it go and keep moving. Don't regret about your decision, making failure doesnt mean your life end. Failure is just a step stone to achieve success. And learn from failure.
The last, you have to convince your self that someday will be Your Day.

Positive attitude,
Positive feelings,
Positive approach to work,
and Positive mindset make me strong.