Hardship surely has an influence on mentallity.

[Gamanka@@]

When we talk of economic hardship, people relate it mostly with its effect on the accounts and pockets of persons, but hardship does more than that, it does a lot of damage to the mentality of victims of economic hardship.

When people experience pressure under economic hardship, their thinking is surely short term, instead of thinking of the next investment, the attention is fixed in the next meal; capital expenditure is surely eliminated.

Economic hardship also affects the ability to take calculated risks, and try out new ideas, because there's little or no room to risk resources without certainty of returns, totally avoiding the ability to earn potential rewards from risks.

Mental stress from economic hardship also affects the productivity of persons.

Economic policies in any economy is important, when economic hardship is created, it doesn't just affect the financial situations, it also affects the mentality of individuals and households.

Sincerely speaking nowadays, economic hardship has made  alot  of individuals thinking faculty very often not to see  the potential of the features ahead, and  moreover it causes damages to the stability of a person such  as productivity and many more.

Economic hardship also has destabilized,  the quality of having mindset of not bearing much  more patience to calculate how potential rewards from risk to earn in a much  more  profit.

[tygeade]

It's one thing to hear about financial difficulties. Seeing it in your own family can make an indelible impact. You can't build a relationship with money that's based on strategy. The one that you create is fear-based. Those are operating systems that are entirely different, produce entirely different output when fed the same input.

Like I've seen this discussed a hundred times. Then it is all the way to "financial literacy" as a solution. But someone can explain compound interest to you perfectly you will still panic-spend when money hits your account. Your nervous system has developed something your conscious mind didn't replace. The disconnect between knowing and doing is conditioning before you had any defenses against it.

It definitely has a cross generational thing to it. Most people just underestimate how those dynamics get transmitted. It's watching your mom put bills in a drawer. Its learning is that money is a cause of arguments. Its absorbing the idea that wanting more somehow makes you ungrateful. This was supposed to be addressed by the information age. Unsurprisingly it didn't. Not really.

There is also a middle ground, which causes a lot of psychological problems for a kid that parents do not realize. My parents were poor, not poor as in we lived in a shackle, we lived in an apartment and I had my own room and pc and bed and toys, so that alone is rich enough compared to most. But lets be honest, we were not rich by any means, we did not had the money.

In fact, I earned a right to go to the best high school in our nation, the literal best kids who graduate from that high school go onto becoming CEO's and such, but my parents did not have even half the money to send me there, like I could have 50% scholarship and still wouldn't be able to afford it. But.. they also showed none of that to me, they always made me feel like we were not in need, while I did see them struggle, they never tried to show that or say that to me, they tried to hide it.

This caused me to have economically panic in my life. Now I can do better and I still fear one day I will be poor, because I saw 20 years of my life, watching my parents, hiding their economical issues from me while giving me the best life they can afford.

[Berry2d]

One unique thing about life i have  come to realise is, the situation we find ourselves in determines our behavioural patterns,  as you can never see someone that finds it difficult providing for himself and his family thinking in the same direction as a wealthy man that have it all.
The thinking of a poor man is much different from a rich person because the poor will only be reasoning within the circle while the rich goes outside that circle. Not that poverty takes away once wisdom of reasoning but it makes one remains speechless,  calm, submissive all because that is the only way to gain the access one desires.

[Crakryptvest]

Hard really do, do you what it means to stay without having it to take care of your responsibilities, I mean without being able to provide for for those you know that are your responsibility, your immediate family and other categories of people that are part of your responsibilities, as humans, struggling will definitely affect our mindset.
There's much difference in reasoning between the well to individual, I mean rich folks and those struggling, I know that feeling when things is not going down well with a man, Hardship can get a man devasted, a man can lose it while going through such phase of life, what Hardship can do to the mindset of persons in that phase cannot be underestimated.

[Dreadboost]

Hardship definitely affects mentality ans also limits one from going far in life. When hardship really hits hard, it takes away the ability of most people to reason properly,  because all they think about is survival and they don't even think of investment.  It's just true that you don't expect a hungry man that is try to get what to eat to start thinking of investment,  the first thing to such people is just survival,  so investment don't even come to mind. They find it hard to even see opportunities,  because they are so scared to take risk with the little they have got, because all they think about is the next meal.

[Pi-network314159]

Economic hardship has a lot of effects on human mentality. I can see those that are very poor how the act or react to things, it is not always like the way the rich react. Economic hardship can reduce your level of IQ, it makes you believe everything without proper verification, it makes you become talkative sometimes, it makes you lose composure. Hardship makes you sometimes believe that there is no legit or clean way  to make money except iligal means. Hardship is a virus or deases of it own.

[Hewlet]

The thinking of a poor man is much different from a rich person because the poor will only be reasoning within the circle while the rich goes outside that circle. Not that poverty takes away once wisdom of reasoning but it makes one remains speechless,  calm, submissive all because that is the only way to gain the access one desires.

Wealth gives one access to people and connection that being poor will deny you of and with that kind of access, it becomes easy for you to get even wealthier because investment becomes possible and you tend to see more opportunities you can leverage on knowing that there is availability of resource at your disposal. your mentality will get affected if you are not financially buoyant and it is even a flawed way to think too highly of yourself if you are not doing well financially.

Hardship reduces your self ego, it causes inferiority complex, it limits you to a set of people that are at your level both in mentality and financially. and with a negative mentality, there is no way you can think and grow out of your confinement.

[Bright0515]

You are right, some people's mindset has been affected by the situation that they find themselves in, they are unable to think logically and their decisions are only based on the way they feel, they are always short sighted. But at some point in life everyone goes through hardship but it's actually your choice to let it affect your mindset. If you choose to let it determine how you think and the results you get you are not going to be able to make any significant progress in life. Even though it reduces your self esteem or self worth you must always remind yourself of the fact that you are going through a phase that would pass.

[Rubuchi]

Economic hardship has a lot of effects on human mentality. I can see those that are very poor how the act or react to things, it is not always like the way the rich react. Economic hardship can reduce your level of IQ, it makes you believe everything without proper verification, it makes you become talkative sometimes, it makes you lose composure. Hardship makes you sometimes believe that there is no legit or clean way  to make money except iligal means. Hardship is a virus or deases of it own.

beside rich men who are suffering from one emotional problem or the other which is probably caused by their psychological condition, most rich people are naturally happy, complain less and react to issues in the most calm and positive manner while people who come from extremely poor environments have anger issues and are not very tolerant or optimistic about things. They don’t get to see the positive side of things without firstly seeing the negatives in it. They complain the most and criticize the most and would take little action whereas the rich would talk less and swing into action almost immediately.

[Yeesha]

Economic hardship has a lot of effects on human mentality. I can see those that are very poor how the act or react to things, it is not always like the way the rich react. Economic hardship can reduce your level of IQ, it makes you believe everything without proper verification, it makes you become talkative sometimes, it makes you lose composure. Hardship makes you sometimes believe that there is no legit or clean way  to make money except iligal means. Hardship is a virus or deases of it own.

beside rich men who are suffering from one emotional problem or the other which is probably caused by their psychological condition, most rich people are naturally happy, complain less and react to issues in the most calm and positive manner while people who come from extremely poor environments have anger issues and are not very tolerant or optimistic about things. They don’t get to see the positive side of things without firstly seeing the negatives in it. They complain the most and criticize the most and would take little action whereas the rich would talk less and swing into action almost immediately.

The reason why most of them are happy is because they have what it takes to be happy (money) except some of them that are suffering from some kind of health conditions. And from my observation riches suffer those kinds of diseases than poor because of their excessive intake of sweetness in the name of enjoyment. Our lifestyle can make great contributions to our psychological conditions. Unlike poor that doesn't have money to fulfill all their requirements, needs and desires some of them suffer from psychological trauma and other mental health issues.

[junder]

Aside from economic hardships or life’s difficulties, the situations one faces can also affect one’s mental state.

There are many people whose mental resilience grows stronger after facing hardships in life, but on the other hand there are also those whose mental resilience wanes when confronted with difficult situations or economic challenges.

Those whose mental resilience grows stronger can be considered successful because they undergo a positive transformation for the future, that strengthened mental resilience serves as a foundation for their own future.

[Pearl_20]

Hardship does really influences people especially if it has lingered for a very long period of time, it makes people to start thinking differently about themselves and those surrounding him/her. Have heard someone speaking about how he feels because of how hard things are for him, he even finds it difficult to trust people, and most times he sees himself as a failure as low self esteem sets in, it can even get so bad to the point where mental stress sets in, and most people startes having suicidal thoughts.

Most people react differently when faced with life challenges, some can direct or channel it to finding themselves and also looking out for ways to be better there by making them more stronger and matured, while for others it makes them weak and negative thoughts begin to set in.  There are people who are even strong to navigate life challenges and no result and that alone can make them live a life of solitude, and for such people they see the world differently too. Hardship plays a great influence on people both negatively or positively depending on how matured that Individual is and how he/she reacts to things.

[Unknown Op]

Aside from economic hardships or life’s difficulties, the situations one faces can also affect one’s mental state.

There are many people whose mental resilience grows stronger after facing hardships in life, but on the other hand there are also those whose mental resilience wanes when confronted with difficult situations or economic challenges.

Those whose mental resilience grows stronger can be considered successful because they undergo a positive transformation for the future, that strengthened mental resilience serves as a foundation for their own future.

Millions of people are growing because they have good mentality And they are growing in this life . If you are a person who is facing trouble in the life then he will be trained for the good psychology because psychology is not good of many people. People are growing their income but their mind is not growing and that is reason they are facing troubles in life. Your mind will be prepared for the next troubles if you are habitual to face troubles in the life . Many people are facing lose of their poor mentality. You should face the difficulties of the life because these will make strong and you will be healthy person of your down because you will not go down after that .

[SUPERSAIAN]

Poor economic conditions render individuals unproductive. They begin to behave like hamsters trapped in a box, only eating, drinking water, and moving around a bit. In other words, we're not much different from animals. We're just trying to survive because of the economic conditions. People can't think about saving for the future or engaging in social activities. Just daily routines.

[slapper]

Hardship does really influences people especially if it has lingered for a very long period of time, it makes people to start thinking differently about themselves and those surrounding him/her. Have heard someone speaking about how he feels because of how hard things are for him, he even finds it difficult to trust people, and most times he sees himself as a failure as low self esteem sets in, it can even get so bad to the point where mental stress sets in, and most people startes having suicidal thoughts.

Most people react differently when faced with life challenges, some can direct or channel it to finding themselves and also looking out for ways to be better there by making them more stronger and matured, while for others it makes them weak and negative thoughts begin to set in.  There are people who are even strong to navigate life challenges and no result and that alone can make them live a life of solitude, and for such people they see the world differently too. Hardship plays a great influence on people both negatively or positively depending on how matured that Individual is and how he/she reacts to things.

But there's a third type nobody speaks of. Those who live and adapt and were present and conversant at the workplace. No one would ever realize but something happened inside and it's never coming back. They're functional. They're not okay. Both are true, at the same time, but we have no language for this.

After struggling for a long time, an individual may be able to trust people with minor details just fine. But when it comes to being vulnerable or needing someone to do something for you or when it comes to money, it all stops. Their data set is "People leave" or "Systems fail". And they're just acting on their data.

Hardship does not show you. It takes the place of a part of you. Quietly. Without permission.

But when things are better, the original version doesn't come back! This is the bit you weren't warned about. Even though the crisis has come to an end, you're still the crisis version of yourself, walking around in peacetime with wartime programming.

[Pjcr7]

This topic reminds me of what's going on in my country and I will use my country as a case study. The elite knows exactly how and when to turn the people against one another to achieve their goal, I will stick to the topic, one of the means is by creating hardship. They understand that the greater numbers of the population is mainly in the lower class and by making their lives a lively hell, they'll bend to their will. Hardship is a psychological tool which affects the mental state of the people. If the people are ok mentally, they will make good choices as to what concerns their future but these men look for a way to tweak the mental balance and one of it is by the introduction of hardship. A minister once boosted that they will make the economy so hard that the average people will beg them for peanuts so they could vote them into office.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Economic hardship also affects the ability to take calculated risks, and try out new ideas, because there's little or no room to risk resources without certainty of returns, totally avoiding the ability to earn potential rewards from risks.

Mental stress from economic hardship also affects the productivity of persons.

I experienced this and when someone experiences stress, our thinking skills actually decline, resulting in difficulty making decisions. Stress can make it difficult for anyone to achieve productivity which can impact decisions throughout their life. Under these conditions, anyone will have difficulty making decisions, especially regarding earning money. The impact of stress can be far worse because a person lacks the ability to think analyze or determine their attitude when making choices. Psychologically this can make it difficult for the brain to think rationally.

Special approaches to handling stress are necessary because without proper handling, it can be difficult for someone to escape the pressure, leading to even more problems. It can have significant effects on family life, as stress can lead to a loss of self-confidence and a tendency to engage in negative activities without proper handling.

[viljy]

There is a scientist named Guy Standing. So in his book "The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class" there is just a very logical explanation of why a lot of people are living in constant stress now. These are the consequences of the globalization of the labor market.

The so-called "flexible economy" in terms of labor resources practically destroyed the proletariat, which had social guarantees thanks to trade unions, and gave rise to the precariat. These are people who have no job guarantees, no social guarantees, and no definite future.

The need to constantly adapt to the demands of the labor market, the instability of the workplace is unnatural for the human psyche. Hence, the permanent stress.

[Fredomago]

Poor economic conditions render individuals unproductive. They begin to behave like hamsters trapped in a box, only eating, drinking water, and moving around a bit. In other words, we're not much different from animals. We're just trying to survive because of the economic conditions. People can't think about saving for the future or engaging in social activities. Just daily routines.

Sad to say that most if not all have that mentality, they will keep whatever they've got and not to think of the box trying to improve their livestyle, some may take the risk and gamble with fate, but the majority will stay and feel contented with the way how life works to them, they already accept that everything is normal and to keep surviving they need to embrace that hardship that they've experienced in everyday life.

[Youngrebel]

Sad to say that most if not all have that mentality, they will keep whatever they've got and not to think of the box trying to improve their livestyle, some may take the risk and gamble with fate, but the majority will stay and feel contented with the way how life works to them, they already accept that everything is normal and to keep surviving they need to embrace that hardship that they've experienced in everyday life.

True life is just somehow so many people face financial problem lack of access to opportunities in life and that’s the most painful part of life. Progress starts when we are willing to think beyond out current situation, learn new things in life and learn how to take and manage risks in life because without taking taking risk I actually believe hardship is constant.