Its All in My Mind: The Portrait of My Struggles against Fear and Anxiety

The Personal Beliefs on the Essence of Mental Wellbeing

(Ruby Corazon Y. Ediza)
ABSTRACT
The Essence of Mental Wellbeing theory is generated which states that personal beliefs, life events,
lifes meaning and life satisfaction and happiness are the essences which contribute to the
attainment of mental wellbeing. Mental wellbeing is what everyone desires since they want to
always feel good about themselves and the life they lead. It plays a vital role for one to function
soundly in his everyday life resulting to a higher satisfaction in life. However, the first proposition
of the theory suggests that the attainment of mental wellbeing depends on how the person defines
it. It signifies the personal beliefs in attaining mental wellbeing relies on how the person
understands or describes mental wellbeing. This proposition was first validated using
autoethnography to determine the personal beliefs of the writer. The study reveals that the
mind/thought has powerful functions in controlling our mood, physical reactions and behavioral
responses. When a person is in panic attack, it is really difficult to control the mood and physical
reactions once it started to manifest but if the main source of the problem which is the mind/thought
is controlled, a positive coping is attained. Hence, the writer defines the Essence of Mental
Wellbeing as having strong connections with God which helps develop the persons lifes
meaning, sense of spirituality and inner peace thus, maintaining a positive state of mind causing
an appropriate response to body, mood and behavior and able to cope with the normal and
extremely stressful situations effectively.