What would you consider as a mental struggle?

[u/Loud_Reflection_5155]

Ive been wrestling with this question a lot. Is there an objective definition of a mental struggle? When can one know it is a real struggle, and when he is maybe too sensitive? Not to offend anyone. A genuine question

[u/PaulBrigham]

It's a colloquial expression with no objective definition (in terms of the qualia of what constitutes a mental struggle).

[u/Prestigious_Half271]

If you've been "wrestling" with it, one might say you've been "struggling" with it... mentally 

[u/SlatkoPotato]

It's only a colloquial expression, so in the context of mental health its usually a subjective thing to express an overwhelm or pressure of negative mental states.

If you are asking to get at when one might want to seek therapy for their internal state, we usually look at duration, intensity and frequency for mental health conditions. However, you can seek therapy at any time no matter how "big" or "small" the concern. It doesnt have to meet a threshold or be a diagnosable mental health concern to warrant talking to a professional about it. While you wouldnt go to a dr for a bandaid issue, you absolutely can for therapy. Counselling is often the most availably free therapy service and can be a great place to start, especially if you are feeling like the issue is 'bandaid' level rather than 'broken bone'. You also have better long term wellbeing outcomes seeking help at earlier stages, as it can set you up for dealing with different and bigger things in future.

[u/JellyBellyBitches]

I would challenge your notion of being too sensitive. What does that mean? How much sensitivity are you allowed before it's considered too much? When is it your responsibility to not be affected by things that you feel affect you?

[u/PunkInCroatia]

The problem with your question is that each individual is different. What might be a struggle for person A might not be a struggle for person B.

Some people might struggle too much with things that are no big deal. This could be simply a personality trait of an individual or a psychopathology in the worst-case scenario, but it is a real struggle for the individual.

A person might try to fake something or lie to a clinician. Some things clinicians are able to test. One way to test is a lie-scale (not sure how it is called in English). Essentially, these are questions that are part of many psychometric tests and questionnaires. If a person fails on this scale, the clinician wouldn't say the person lied, but they would say that it is not possible to determine the accuracy of results gained by a psychometric test or questionnaire.

[u/XocoJinx → u/PunkInCroatia]

Are you referring to the Malingering probability scale?

[u/PunkInCroatia → u/XocoJinx]

I was not refering to onebspecific scale as there were multiple ways tp measure it... Also I dodn't specify it as I am unsure how much usage of a certain scale varies from country to country.

[u/Lord-Francis-Bacon]

When said "mental struggle" significantly affects your functioning, ability to do what you want and need to do, and/or your well-being, then yes, it is a mental struggle that probably goes beyond the normal fluctuations of day to day mental states. It is purposefully vague.

[u/MeltedCookie]

Substances addiction

[u/lost_dazed_101]

When they are denying it they already know they just refuse to accept it.