The 5 Biggest Myths About Mental Strength
The Truth About What Mental Strength Really Is and Why It's Important
何謂精神層面力量增加的事實暨為何這是重要的
From Psychology today Published on January 8, 2015 by Amy Morin in What Mentally Strong People Don't Do
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As a society, we spend a lot of time talking about physical strength. Newsstands are
filled with weight lifting and fitness magazines, workout videos generate over 300 billion
dollars a year, and TV commercials are dominated by the latest fad diets and weight
loss supplements.
filled with weight lifting and fitness magazines, workout videos generate over 300 billion
dollars a year, and TV commercials are dominated by the latest fad diets and weight
loss supplements.
Mental strength has certainly never attracted that much attention. Yet, without mental strength,
we aren’t likely to reach our physical fitness goals – or any other goals for that matter.
Building mental strength is the key to reaching our full potential in life.
增加精神力絕對不會引起那麼多的關注。然而，沒有精神力量，我們不可能到達我們
體能的目標 - 或任何其他為此事的目標。建設精神力是達成我們人生全部潛力的關鍵。
Despite the significance of mental strength, many people aren’t familiar with the concept.
There are a lot of misconceptions about what mental strength really is and why it’s
important. Here are the five biggest myths about mental strength:
儘管精神力量具重要性，很多人卻不熟悉其概念。這裡有很多關於真正的精神力量是什
麼的誤解，級為什麼它是重要。以下是有關精神力的五大迷思：
Myth #1 - The Idea that You Can Build Mental Strength is a Fleeting Pop
Psychology Trend
迷思＃1 - 稍縱即逝的流行趨勢心理學是你可以建立精神力量的概念
Mental strength training isn’t some new age phenomenon that will go out of style.
The idea that you can learn to regulate your thoughts, manage your emotions,
and behave productively despite your circumstances is backed by research.
Therapy techniques that teach those skills have been around since the 1960s.
精神力量的訓練不是像有些新時代的現象，這將不會過時。你可以學會調節
你的思想，管理自己的情緒和富有成效的行為，儘管你的情況是有研究支持。
教授這些技能治療技術自1960年以來已經出現。
Building your mental muscle is a lot like building physical muscle. If you want to
become physically stronger, you’ll need healthy habits – like going to the gym.
You'll also have to give up unhealthy habits – like eating junk food. Building mental
strength requires healthy habits - like practicing gratitude - while also giving up
unhealthy behavior – like giving up after the first failure.
建立你的心理肌肉很像建構肌肉體能。如果你想讓身體更強壯，你需要健康
的生活習慣 - 如喜歡去健身房。你也將不得不放棄不健康的生活習慣 - 如喜歡吃垃
圾食品。精神力量的建設，需要健康的生活習慣 - 如喜歡心懷感激 -同時也放棄
不健康的行為 - 如第一次失敗後就放棄。
Myth #2 - People Are Either Mentally Strong or Mentally Weak
迷思 2 - 人們不是意志堅強就是精神耗弱
There aren’t two categories of people – the mentally strong and the mentally weak.
Instead, everyone possesses mental strength to some degree and we all have the
ability to become stronger. Just like you have to keep working out to stay physically
strong, mental strength requires ongoing exercise and practice.
不會有兩種類型人 - 精神堅強與神精衰弱。相反，每個人在一定程度上都擁有精神力，
我們都有變得更強壯的能力。就像你必須繼續努力以保持身體強壯，精神力量，也是
需要持續的鍛鍊和實踐。
When it comes to physical strength, someone may have a stronger upper body than
lower body, or a stronger right arm compared to the left arm. Similarly, we’re likely
to excel in some areas of mental strength, while struggling with others. A person who
is able to manage her emotions in most areas of her life, may struggle with one or two
sore subjects that really trigger her to behave unproductively. Addressing the areas
where we can grow stronger can help us improve our overall mental fitness.
當談到體力鍛鍊，有人可能有比下半身較強的上半身，或者比左臂更強的右臂。同樣，
我們很可能會以部分地區尋求精益求精的精神力，同時與在其他方面苦苦掙扎。一個
人能夠在她生活大部分領域管理自己的情緒，可對抗一個或兩個令其疼痛引發她表現
不具生產性。標註這些我們可以變得更加強大的區域，可幫助我們提高我們的整體
心理健康。
Myth #3 - The Concept of Mental Strength Stigmatizes Mental Illness
迷思 3 - 精神力的概念指稱心理疾病
Just like talking about physical strength doesn’t stigmatize someone with a physical
health issue like diabetes, talking about mental strength doesn’t stigmatize people
with mental illness. Everyone has the ability to build mental strength, regardless of
whether they have depression, anxiety, ADHD, or some other mental health issue.
就像談論體力沒有人會責難有糖尿病這類身體健康的問題，談論增加精神力不是
羞辱人患有精神疾病。每個人都有建設精神的力量，不管他們是否已有抑鬱，焦慮，
多動症，或其他一些心理健康問題的能力。
That’s not to minimize the fact that mental health issues may add an extra degree of
difficulty to building mental strength. A person with depression, for example, may
experience more negative thoughts than others, but that doesn’t mean depressed
people can’t grow stronger.
這不是減少心理健康問題可能會增加建設精神力量困難的一個額外的程度事實。
一個人患有抑鬱症，例如，可能會比其他人遭遇更消極的想法，但是，這並不意味著
抑鬱的人不能發展壯大。
People with a mental illness aren’t mentally weak. In fact, many of them are incredibly
strong. And just like everyone else, they possess the ability to create positive change
in their lives.
患有精神疾病不定是神精衰弱。事實上，很多人是難以置信的強大。和其他人一樣，
他們擁有創造自己的生活的能力以帶來積極變化。
Myth # 4 - Mental Strength Means Always Thinking Positively
迷思 4 - 精神力量代表總是積極思考
Building mental strength doesn’t mean you should start expecting great things to
happen or that you should only think happy thoughts. In fact, thinking overly positive
thoughts can be just as detrimental as thinking overly negative thoughts. Building
mental strength is about training yourself to think rationally and realistically.
建設精神力量並不意味著你應該開始期待宏偉的事情發生，或者你應只有幸福
的想法。事實上，思維過度積極的想法和思維過於消極的想法一樣有害。
建設精神力量是關於訓練自己理性和現實思考。
Although we’re prone to believe our thoughts, our thoughts aren’t always true.
When we’re feeling bad, our thoughts are likely to be exaggeratedly negative.
On the other hand, when we’re extremely happy, we’re more likely to overestimate
ourselves and our abilities. Developing mental strength increases our ability to
evaluate our thoughts and develop more realistic inner monologues.
雖然我們傾向於相信我們的思想，我們的想法並不總是正確。當我們感覺不好，
我們的想法很可能會過於負面誇張。另一方面，當我們感到非常高興時，我們更
傾向於高估自己和自己的能力。發展精神力量增加我們評估我們的思想和發展更
現實的內心獨白能力。
Myth # 5 – Mentally Strong People Behave Like Robots
迷思＃5 - 意志堅強的人表現得像機器人
Being mentally strong doesn’t mean you shouldn’t cry at funerals or gush at adorable
babies just so you can appear tough. Rather than suppressing emotions, building
mental strength increases our awareness of them.
作為精神強壯的人，並不意味著你參加葬禮不應該哭或對一個可愛寶寶動情，
以顯示你的強硬。相較於抑制情緒，建立精神力量增加我們對它們的認識。
We make our best decisions in life when we’re in control of our emotions – rather
than allowing our emotions to control us. Mentally strong people are able to recognize
when their feelings are likely to lead to unhealthy behavior and they proactively take
steps to regulate those emotions.
當我們控制情緒時，可使我們在生活中作最好的決定 - 而不是允許讓我們的
情緒來控制我們。意志堅強的人能夠認識到，當他們的感情很可能會導致不健康
的行為，他們積極主動地採取措施來調節這些情緒。
Amy Morin is a licensed clinical social worker and an internationally recognized
expert on mental strength. Her book, 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do,
stems from her article that became a viral sensation. Watch the video trailer to
learn about her personal story behind the book.
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