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What’s Frustrating About: The Mind and Mental States

People say pay it no mind and it will not matter. I believe they are trying to explain that the things you are mindful of becomes your mental state. Garbage in garbage out. It is your mind that counts; your ‘fullness’ or ‘lessness’ thereof.

if you are looking to improve your life, a simple way is to watch where your mind wanders. Daydreaming is an important part of thinking about possibilities. pay attention to your daydreams and thoughts, perhaps those nagging worries are warranted? use them to see what mental state your thoughts bring you to, and soon you’ll find themes for your dreams and the elements in your dreams will become realities. Apply positive thoughts to your dreams and soon you’ll be living the dream instead of living to dream.

There are many different states of mind, some people equate them with emotions but perhaps they are different. Awake, asleep, bored, and focused are all states of mind. We say we are tired but what we mean is; my mind is tired.

This RichardStep Marketing survey was designed to get a better understanding of what really gets under the skin of those folks out there dealing with the mind and mental states. Read over the awesome answers below and see how you can tailor your business to address the frustrations of the people most relevant to your business niche market. Want more? Read the 125 other topics in the ‘Frustrations’ survey category by clicking here.

The following list are uncut and raw responses of the things this group found most frustrating in their daily lives.

The Mind and Mental States

  1. Mind what other people think about me and trying to please them.
  2. Mind numbing work. Work that doesn’t allow me to think. Sometimes it’s good but being creative is really what I like.
  3. I hate being reminded of things that I have to do.
  4. Nothing comes to mind at the moment. Most important question on my mind is always what is my purpose in the world and how do I live in the world, as myself, and offer my gifts.
  5. Cleaning..i don’t mind doing it, its the repetitiveness of doing it within minutes of just cleaning it
  6. Changingback to the mindstate that i had a few years ago because since thwn ive been a failure
  7. Having to deal with close minded people is always difficult for me because I am so open minded.
  8. Dealing with stubborn close-minded people is frustrating because despite doing your best and changing yourself to compromise to the situation, it still requires their input for progress and without their input you cannot move forward.
  9. I AM DECIDE WHEN I AM IN A FREE MIND SITUATION THEN IM DECIDE “I AM SERVE MY COUNTRY’
  10. Doing useless tasks that divert my mind and time away from my studies.
  11. People who constantly change their minds or are inconsistant in the details they insist are correct or adequate. I need to understand what is expected of me to feel confident in my decisions and commitment
  12. Der are many frustrating things , my mind is distracted not able concentrate on studies,wanna loose weight very badly, and holding my anger against a person for long time not able to ignore or forget it.
  13. HAVING TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE THAT UNDER MIND ME, BECAUSE I AM DETERMINED TO DO THINGS TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
  14. Its frustrating when people are closed minded. It drives me absolutely crazy
  15. I had to work with someone really narrowminded , no that i care about his opinion but seeing him trying to convert me to his idâ”Â?âÂ?a was painfully annoying
  16. I had been told today by my boss that my mind wonders off!
  17. Woke up late, i have so many things in my mind to be accomplished.
  18. What i find most frustrating about my job is mind-numbing repetition.
  19. Dealing with colleagues who have a different mindset because they are not understanding or empathetic
  20. Working with a colleague who always changes his mind , can never stick to one plan.
  21. The instructions are simple: just relax, be open-minded, and answer every question as honestly as you can. There’s nothing else to it. Ready to take the test? Please continue on.
  22. Most frustrating thing is….reading someone else’s mind. Huh. How could he just told me what I have to do? How dare he didn’t explain why he did that to me.
  23. Persuade someone to stop doing wrong. They were close minded about the whole situation.
  24. Try to have an intellectual conversation with a close minded person. It’s frustrating because they automatically cut your end of the conversation off and are unable to process new information even less give it the benefit of doubt.
  25. I have had to deal with a bride who cannot make up her mind about anything regarding the weddings.
  26. Sitting idle with all the negtive thoughts coming in my mind
  27. I had to write an art history paper and to my analytical mind this was pure hell.
  28. Go over my abuelos house because his is slowly losing his mind and yells at every one
  29. Friends are frustrating, because that little voice in your mind always asks, “What if?” What if they turn on you? What if they forget about you and move on? It is frustrating because you can never really know.
  30. Most frustrating thing is to manage people who are very low minded and without any chance esclating to higher levels. Its most frustrating people who play durty politics.
  31. Deal with people. stress. you always shave something in your mind no matter what and you are almost always frustrated or stressed
  32. It was frustrating because it brought a lot of stress into my mind that wouldn’t let go of me.
  33. Deal with the EO, who lies, cheat, and says whatever comes to mind to make her appear good and knowledgeable to others.
  34. When your trying to do something and people cant make up there mind
  35. Deal with repeated questions as a result of someone else’s absentmindedness
  36. At home the frustration with dealing with hard headed and unopen minded people that don’t want to listen.
  37. Communicating with someone who is set in their ways and has their mind made up.
  38. Doing simple things like college homework can be frustrating, as my mind does not stay on task the whole time and I come to find out that I haven’t accomplished much at all.
  39. Take care of work matters for a coworker I already trained, I don’t mind helping as long as others out forth an effort. However expecting others to do it for you is frustrating.
  40. I don’t enjoy the people I work with. They don’t think with the same mindset and don’t value exceling.
  41. Dealing people are too slow to adapt to changes and stuck with their own mindset. they refuse to challenge the status quo and be progressive.
  42. I had to spend time with my mom, this is frustrating becuase she is broke minded and treats me like i need to be coddled.
  43. Learning discipline. It’s the most frustrating thing to learn because your mind resists you doing something that’s not easy and fun to do.
  44. Packing my things. As its so dusty i kept sneezing. Having nothing to do in mind also frustrates me too.
  45. The most frustrating thing is trying to accomplish something and then in your mind failing terribly.
  46. Buying jeans. It is frustrating because I have a certain fit and a look in my mind that I want want but haven’t been able to find the right pair.
  47. I am so frustrated with my ex girlfriend who is not able to do anything. I must remind myself that I can’t blame her for that. Yet, she is made of everything that she can do anything. She chose not to spend her time trying a new thing.
  48. How to achieve success in my life is the most important question that revolves in my mind.
  49. Work on a budget with limited authority. The administration already has made up their minds. Pointless task.
  50. I’ve had to share my vehicle which takes away from my independence and while I do not mind helping out a friend, it has been frustrating to have to re-arrange my schedule to accommodate sharing a vehicle between 2 people
  51. Getting someone to understand my point of view,it frustrates me because tehy are short minded
  52. Frustrating things is that I can’t speak In front of Public Why? Because I feel that my mind is in blank
  53. Constantly repeat myself to ensure others around me get the job done right. If I don’t remind them, they forget, which then requires me to go do their work for them.
  54. Iam hardworking.but nobody sees that and accept that.i know about new oppertunities.but, my mind says that apply later for that.
  55. Telling my team every single day to get organized. Its very frustrating because I have to remind them every day
  56. Trying to figure out someone else’s intent with a work project. Not being able to read their mind or see/understand the thought process.
  57. I had to pay $8.00 for a small bag of popcorn at the movie theatre – Hiway Robbery – I don’t mind paying or giving anything to anyone but this was one thing that really bothered me especially when minimum wage is only $6.25.
  58. Diffusing tension. I hate conflict therefore i try to avert it. It’s frustrating because I’m reminded i need to find courage to voice my opinions…otherwise people wont take me seriously.
  59. I had no inspiration for a story which is frustrating because i wanted to continue writing and my mind went completely blank
  60. Problems with my past have come back to haunt me and it’s hard to get over them since it’s a daily reminder.
  61. The most frustrating thing I’ve had to do in the past is try to help someone who was too stubborn or close-minded in accepting help.
  62. Frustrating is trying to explain my views on a subject matter to my grandmother. However, she is so narrow minded. If she doesn’t like or think the way you do, you’re automatically wrong. Communicating what I believe to narrow minded people, to only be rejected, is very frustrating.
  63. Recently I had to work with people who don’t believe what I do it was frustrate Ing because they weren’t open minded
  64. I don’t get frustrated, I problem solve frustation only leads to confusion. I say keep a cool colected state of mind and this will help to resolve the matter, problem, or issue at hand.
  65. The most frustrating thing that I had to do this week was my Theology homework. The words in the reading took my mind all over the place.
  66. Persuade people to see things my way. I am impatient and did not want to invest in the process of changing peoples mind yet wanted quick positive results.
  67. Figuring out how to do a task that I had done before. Since it had been a while, I didn’t have all the steps clear in my mind, and I had to troubleshoot for a time before getting satisfactory results.
  68. Huhof the fine folks who visit this website. Can you help me understand what are some of the most important questions on your mind.
  69. I cant say no directly to my uncle while hearing his suggestion because i don’t think like he and also i cant do anything without my mind
  70. Had to redo the presentation again and again until the deadline came up because the boss is a perfectionist and couldn’t make up his mind of what he wanted the presentation to be like in terms of flows of thoughts.
  71. Dealing with persons that are persistent in not following directions because of their own directions or initiatives that they have in mind to take.
  72. Attended to a friend who is dying right now. facing own mortality, and trying to be able to help the friend stay in a calm peaceful state of mind. Frustrating because there is no perfect answer and no way to guarantee she will have a good death.
  73. The most frustrating thing I had to do was deny an RSVP to my wedding because this person, my cousin, was not personally invited to my wedding. It reminded me that my Dad’s side of the family seems not to respect my wishes.
  74. There were a few examples of this. However I have managed to take charge and find the right solution for each situation. All it took was time, a clear mind, faith and honesty.
  75. Explaining myself. I always have trouble getting my words across to people in a way that they can understand, so I usually just let a lot of what’s on my mind go unsaid.
  76. Listen to people tell me how to do something when they have no idea how to do it an i have to obey what there telling me.and busy work drives me nuts, my mind does not work well when i have to do little things .
  77. I am more interested in fixing, healing peoples suffering rather than coding(I am a software engineer). Curious about change of profession. My question in my mind is….Is early 30s too old to get into highly regulated profession such as medicine-Surgeon.
  78. Had to tell my girlfriend I cheated on her & it was frustrating because I currently have a low self esteem and now no job and few friends because of a negative mindset that I’ve been stuck for a while now
  79. I quit my job to find my calling – and finding my calling has truly been a challenge. What began as a challenging quest turned into a frustrating exercise as my mind was constantly wandering without a destination.
  80. Hi, As i am not fluent in English. I Had lack of interest in education and job task. by this reason it leads to lack of memory and lack of subject knowledge. Finally my mind turns to negative attitude. the out put of result is always zero.
  81. Trying to decide what to do with an out-of-nowhere infatuation…it’s been years since this has happened and this lady is so far out of my league, I think my brain has lost its mind.
  82. Yesterday, I was trying to do a Pop Shuvit on my skateboard. I got so frustrated because my back foot was landing fine on the board, but my front foot never would. It’s like it had a mind of its own.
  83. Having a conversation with my brother, trying to convince him of my point when he wasn’t taking me seriously. It frustrated me because I knew trying to convince him was a lost cause when his mind wasn’t open to what I was saying.
  84. In soccer my sister and i have to put aside our differences and work on being team mates instead of just sisters. This is frustrating because we have to put ourselves in a different state of mind and sometimes that doesnt happen and we are aggressive towards each other.
  85. I had to write bills and organize the filing at work. This was very frustrating, because I know I am capable in doing s much more and taking on responsible tasks but instead I feel that I am wasting my time and mind.