When author Amy Morin was 23, her mother suddenly died from a brain aneurysm. Three years later, her husband, age 26, suddenly died of a heart attack. Amy feltlike she was sliding into a dark mental place so she reflected on her work as a psychotherapist and she reminded herself of 13 things mentally strong people don’tdo; 13 reasons why her patients had failed to recover from a tragedy or setback.
Here are three destructive mental habits, if corrected, will correct all 13 things mentally strong people don’t do.
Mentally strong people don’t feel the world owes them anything
If a man loses his business and thinks: “I’ve worked so hard, I don’t deserve this,” or “I’m a good person, this isn’t fair,” he’s inviting more frustration and anger into hislife.
“No matter whether you’re the smartest person on the planet or you’ve persevered through life’s roughest circumstances, you don’t become moredeserving of good fortune than anyone else.” – Amy Morin
When a mentally strong person feels like the world owes them something, they shift their focus to people in need. They lookfor ways to help their coworkers, friends, and family members. If we are busy doing good deeds for others, we’ll stop keeping score of our injustices and forget the world owes us. Mentally strong people don’t feel the world owes them anything.