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What makes a person emotionally strong?

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What makes a person emotionally strong?
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Anonymous
November 11th, 2020 12:17am
An emotionally strong person is a person who is able to show his emotions without fear. It is opposite from what we all learn as children in this culture. Strong people do not show their emotions. Actually the opposite is true. Those who can show their emotions are probably stronger than those who do not. By hiding your emotions you limit yourself by your feelings. By hiding yourself from your feelings, you are not capable of finding a good relationship or maintaining a good relationship. It  becomes a vicious cycle. Those who hide their emotions end up finding another way to express it in forms of overeating, eating disorders, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, or any type of addictive personality. It can also be released in forms of working too much (workaholics) or other behaviors. We need to be aware of our emotions. Those who have pent up emotions sometimes explode in the worst way. I like to cry when something bad happens but most people I know do not even want to see others cry. I like to laugh when I am happy but I know there are people who are upset at my happiness. So I keep it hidden so I can cry and laugh because I need to release my emotions and that is what  makes me emotionally strong.
Anonymous
November 12th, 2020 2:51am
An emotionally strong person is someone that is strong enough to not need validation from others for their actions. An emotionally strong person feels confident in their abilities and is able to take charge in their life. They are able to get feedback or have thoughts and not let those affect their own opinion, thoughts or mood. This person knows that they can succeed with whatever life throws in their way. They meet challenges with rational thoughts and behavior and can handle these tasks without getting overwhelmed. An emotionally strong person understands that while life throws some struggles their way, they are strong enough to overcome every single one.
Anonymous
November 19th, 2020 1:37am
People with emotional strength are in touch with how they're doing and what they need to function at their best. They eat healthy foods, sleep well and know how to manage their stress well. They're solution-oriented. People with emotional strength know that things will go awry. They're the one who doesn't let a person get to their emotions and make them sad or angry and can be calm and control their emotions during a stressful time or situation. Being aware of your emotions and making a conscious decision to share those emotions with others – when it's socially appropriate to do so- can be a sign of strength.
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AndrewV1995
December 9th, 2020 3:01am
A person that is emotionally strong is someone who is willing and open to discuss their emotions with others; good or bad. A few years ago, I was in a relationship where my significant other asked me to share my emotions and feelings with her. During this time, I was fighting depression and anxiety surrounding other life decisions and at first I was afraid to talk to her about those thoughts. As I grew to know and trust her, I became more comfortable and started talking through what was going on in my mind. I asked her to share her feelings with me as well, but I felt as if she wasn't sharing her true feelings with me. A couple of months passed and she ended up breaking up with me. Not truly understanding the reason, I asked her why she did. Her response was, "You're too emotionally weak for me". This response hurt me. It hurt me for longer than I wanted it too. However, after time, I realized that someone who is willing to open up their heart to others is actually the emotionally strong one because they can comprehend and express their emotions to others. Showing your emotions does not mean you are weak, it means you are comfortable with yourself and those type of people are the ones who can truly show empathy to others.
Anonymous
December 9th, 2020 6:52pm
Emotional strength is a largely relative concept. Many people think emotional strength means not showing emotion, but this isn't necessarily the case. Additionally, every person feels things differently and in varying intensities. So, just because you are reaching an emotional threshold, that doesn't make you emotionally weak. You would have to consider the magnitude of emotional force under which you are yielding. After all, it is easier to resist a spray bottle's force of water than a tsunami's. Emotional strength is more about having the fortitude and courage to try to face, understand, and manage your emotions, rather than mask or hide or reject them.
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versatilePumpkin7949
December 16th, 2020 7:55am
Keep motivating oneself and repeating your goals in life. Whenever a person feel low-key . He or she need to keep thinking about their goals in life and keep motivating himself because anyone can suffer from any kind of mental sickness, emotional distress and about those mentioned stuff make them feel emotionally strong . people can suffer from adhd, depression, phobia, grief, anxiety, ocd, bipolar mood disorder, personality disorder , schizophrenia, etc. Sometimes they just need someone to listen them carefully. They don't need advice they don't need solutions they just want someone to empathesize them and just listen them carefully.
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twc
January 29th, 2021 1:58am
I would consider myself to be emotionally resilient due to my tough experiences. Emotional strength, in my opinion, is typically not something that happens overnight. Like working a muscle, it takes consistency and time spent in discomfort to gradually build resistance. I'm not saying that everyone must suffer in order to build emotional strength - but to by allowing ourselves to sit in the discomfort of our emotions for awhile, without immediately fleeing to our coping mechanisms, the feeling eventually subsides. In summary, what makes a person emotionally strong is the strength and will to endure emotional discomfort and accept that it is apart of life and growing.
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niceVision4145
March 17th, 2021 4:26pm
Clarify about self and surroundings makes one emotionally strong. Sometimes we have to accept things as they occur and be realistic about everything that goes on within us and outside of us. Any loss in our lives is a also part of life which we need to accept. Accepting things the way it is makes us emotionally resilient. We all need to be positive and learn to see the brighter side of any issue. We all need to be optimistic which gives us the confidence that we can build in ourselves. Each of us has the potential to be strong and confident if we stay positive.
Anonymous
March 18th, 2021 1:40am
To make a person emotionally strong is to know that you are okay, it can be challenging, what you feel is okay and seeking help when you need it does not make you weak. Seeking help helps to establish you now that you want to feel better and you know that getting help is not a sign that makes you weak it makes you strong and help to relieve your stress. An emotionally strong person also sets and knows their own boundaries when it comes to certain things and have found ways to healthily cope with their situations.
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Makinzie
March 19th, 2021 4:24pm
What makes someone strong is to be able to open up, and not put up a front. It takes a lot of strength to talk about how you truly feel. Being silenced about your feelings is something I have experienced, and I want people to know that they are not alone. There is always someone here for you, you just have to look hard enough. You are strong and worthy of your own feelings and emotions💕
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miraculousForever7367
March 21st, 2021 8:31pm
Trust and faith on energies. These both together create a positive energy and send the signals to universe which in return sets positive plans for us.. Thus, nothing is impossible as we have faith.. Then comes the trust on oneself as we have come so far and will achieve what we want to... Talking to people and putting out things creatively puts out the emotions of a person thus, helping to stability inside and lead a positive Life...
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Girlwithsuperpower
March 27th, 2021 6:06pm
We all need to accept things that are happening and we should have the belief that everything will change. We can't stay sad or happy all the time- it changes. We have to move on with time. If you can feel this way, you will be emotionally strong and stable. We also have to believe that there is always someone there to help us. We need to search for the care and help that we deserve. There are plenty of people existing to help us, so we should not feel isolated. We have to be grateful for what we have now. It's a way to be emotionally strong at difficult situations.
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openbook1814
April 7th, 2021 8:22pm
Often times our own weaknesses can provide us with the greatest emotion strength by providing the foundation for who we are in our entirety. Our weaknesses can make us stronger by showing us more about who we are. They provide insights into a different part of ourselves that we may not always be proudest of or even comfortable with, but are a great point of focusing on so that we may later improve on ourselves. In addition, once we embrace our weaknesses, we can truly accept ourselves for who we are and gain a greater emotional strength that can help us thrive in all environments and aspects of our lives.
Anonymous
April 11th, 2021 6:48pm
A person that is emotionally strong can be describe as a person that is secure of its own decisions and feelings. This type of person gives themselves the opportunity to feel, make mistakes, learn, discover themselves and most importantly loves themselves. Emotionally strong can also be someone that reflects on their own decisions, mistakes and strengths. If we can reflect the way we continue to go on with our lives, it becomes easier to accept ourselves and become emotionally strong. Someone emotionally strong also has a strong mentality and continues to learn on a daily basis. Emotionally strong requires to stay active and contribute to our own lives by doing small acting changes.
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Jesselistens2294
April 18th, 2021 11:39pm
A person who's emotionally strong doesn't let their feelings and emotions take over their thoughts and actions during a time where they could be struggling or stressed out. ... Another type of emotionally strong is being resilient and able to bounce back from any challenges and not letting it tear you down and take over....i hope this helps! Use positive self-talk to build your mental and emotional strength. Positive daily affirmations can help you develop your mental and emotional strength. Take a few moments every day to look at yourself in the mirror and say something encouraging to yourself.
Anonymous
April 29th, 2021 7:11pm
I think the idea of being emotionally strong is dependent on how much pressure your 'bottle' can take before it becomes full and explodes. Everyone has different sized bottles, some only have small bottles which can become full from the most minor situations. Some have bottles that are so large, that they will never really explode. We can increase the size of our bottle through self-awareness, understanding, acceptance and education. Or we can decrease the size of our bottle through not being kind/taking care of ourselves. Regardless of how 'emotionally strong' someone may seem however, not everyone expresses emotions in the same way and what you see on the surface, may not be the same as what is going on beneath.
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hopefulArrow2212
June 11th, 2021 7:55pm
A person can be emotionally strong when they accept, acknowledge, and take the time to manage their emotions whenever they are going through tough times. It has been ingrained into many of us that being "strong" and ignoring our emotions while continuing on with our daily responsibilities in life is the right way, but really it is just repressing our emotions and feelings further and that is not healthy as we will eventually reach a breaking point. Manging our emotions can be done by ourselves if we have the necessary knowledge to help ourselves, but sometimes we need to have the courage to seek help from others, whether be it professional help or just someone that we can trust to give us an unbiased opinion. Sometimes it's not even advice we need but the physical comforting presence of someone we are close to. To be strong is to be able to admit that at times we are feeling vulnerable and be in the present moment, and eventually, the bad times will pass.
Anonymous
June 24th, 2021 2:51am
Emotionally strong is someone who is like you. You’re currently asking for help or coming to let someone listen to you. It’s the best thing that you can do is to ask for someone listen to you. That makes you strong as a human being. But crying makes you strong as well. Even the strongest people in the world cry and it’s important that you do. It makes you emotionally strong to express what’s wrong. And try to find solutions to what is wrong and have someone listen to you. It makes things incredibly better but it makes you better in the end of the situation
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AMomentInTime1830
July 15th, 2021 12:26pm
Being okay with who you are and what you stand for. We can all think of little things we don’t like about ourselves, but if you can live yourself and know that you try to live each day with the best of intentions, you’ll feel peace. That doesn’t mean we don’t have bad days, but to remember that and know THAT was your best that day. Don’t hold yourself to judgment, allow the good with the bad, always striving to do and be your best.. whatever that means to you. By doing this we establish personal boundaries, and can be confident to not have those boundaries crossed. Boundaries are for us, not others. We decide what we accept and allow in our lives, and if you feel like there’s something that pushes your boundaries, you make the choice to set it back in place, to where you feel happiest and most comfortable
Anonymous
August 1st, 2021 1:58am
The ability to control their emotion and act how it would logically make sense, after throughtful analysis of the situation. The ability to show emoathy, but with the purpose of giving advice to the ones in need. The ability to not express what you feel in the moment, to keep it for yourself and dissolve the strong emotions when they are illogical or not appropiate, after considering judgement. Also, to let your guard down, to show ability to trust others, to be open, honest, to let yourself vulnerable when you decide that the person towards which you are so is worthy of it. Also, to let yourself know yourself wholy and truthfully
Anonymous
August 12th, 2021 8:28am
Being able to recognize they're not feeling well and taking action to improve their situation is the mark of someone who is emotionally strong. They can identify the signs of being unstable in themselves or in others. For instance, being able to see and admit that a friend said something hurtful shows mental intelligence and strength. Then, doing something about this information is the second half of emotional strength. Along the same example, healthily expressing criticism to that friend and being able to get the weight of their chest simultaneously is the mark of someone who knows themselves and is emotionally well.
Anonymous
October 22nd, 2021 4:13pm
being able to let your emotions out, being able to cry and talk to someone about what you're dealing with. The ability to understand what's causing them pain and still being able to talk to someone about it. Sometimes getting through the day even if you've done nothing means you're emotionally strong. Being able to survive another day, Because being emotionally strong isn't just getting over whatever the situation was but it's surviving another day, completing a task as small as getting out of bed, brushing your teeth, making the bed, and even showering. Everything you do for yourself whether it's small or big makes you emotionally strong. Being able to love people unconditionally with your whole heart, makes you emotionally strong.
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HopefulJoy25
November 7th, 2021 10:24pm
I don't think that there's an objective measure for everyone to be judged against as to whether or not they are emotionally strong, because everyone will have different opinions about how to measure that. My personal opinion is that it's about how you feel within yourself; I would say that reflecting on how you feel and learning to understand and accept your emotions is really important. Knowing you are valid in your emotions and learning to process them - you can cry all the time and still be emotionally strong! Regardless of the emotion you're coping with, coping with it is strong!
Anonymous
December 2nd, 2021 10:55pm
I think that what makes a person emotionally strong is their capacity to reflect on things, analyze them and learn from them. It is the resilient component of us human beings. When something impacts us I think it's important to really think about how we felt as a result of it and what our main takeaway is. Then to act on it. To apply to our life experiences and in our relationships with others. To take steps and measures to advocate for ourselves. To hold our personal boundaries. And to listen and act on our moral compass in all situations.
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blackUnicorn1607
December 8th, 2021 2:22am
Being emotionally strong can mean a lot of things. It can mean that you do not take things personally and have a tough shell. It can mean that you have survived through the ugliness that has come your way and persevered and overcame those challenges. Or it can mean that you have higher emotional intelligence and are able to recognize what others may need to best help them at the moment, and those close to you will likely look up to you for it. Whatever it means to you, congrats, and keep doing great things! Keep helping others as much as you can!
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emushik
January 9th, 2022 5:58am
When they are being there for someone when they need someone the most. helping others with hinge even they are struggling themselves, and truly caring for people when it doesn't help them in selfish ways. A person is emotionally strong when they go through hardships and still count the joys in life. even though things are difficult they put on a smile for the rest of the world to see that they are happy. They become happy for others to have motivation. They are there for people in need. They dont let hardships beat them. they always have a will to fight and are ready
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Sztucy
February 12th, 2022 1:21pm
I my opinion an emotionally strong person is adaptable to change, learns from criticism and from their mistakes while they don't let their mistakes let them get discouraged. I think they have the ability to see the larger perspective in a challenging situation and have the skills to recognize and express their needs. They are able to identify and control their feeelings and not let their feelings control them, which doesn't mean they can't get frustrated or angry, wanting to blow up, or sad, depressed and break down from the weight on their shoulders, but they are quick to bounce back more quickly from emotional wounds such as failure or rejection.
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Nelias12
February 19th, 2022 12:08pm
Emotional strength does not mean that one does not cry. No emotional strength is understanding that you can get through every situation by managing yout emotions appropriately. What makes one emotionally strong is knowing that you can express your feelings in a way that leaves everyone around understood. You should know that it's okay to feel your emotions the way they are instead of suppressing them this doesn't help you. This helps you to be emotionally strong. If you want to be emotionally strong you could also try to speak to someone about how you feel. Instead of just letting everything stir inside you.
Anonymous
March 24th, 2022 1:49pm
What makes a person emotionally strong is being valued and listened to because we all crave that as people. So once someone gets valued they will feel emotionally strong. For example if a person comes to seek for help and they are ignored the first thing that comes to there mind is that they are not valued and they feel disappointed. Like the person they were expecting to listen to them belittled them they are going to feel pathetic that is why in order for someone to be emotionally strong, they have to feel valued and complimented about what they do.
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introvertedextrovert2122
May 7th, 2022 12:48pm
being emotionally strong doesn't mean that you won't break down during stressful and difficult times. It means that you know the importance of follow-through and will be there during the bad times even more than the good times to work through the situation. There is no blaming, no threats, just honestly dealing with whatever situation you have going on, and knowing that there are times when you are going to have to look for help from others and allowing them to be helpful. Listening to other's advise and thinking honestly about it and deciding if a new perspective may help.