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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'mental struggle' is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation in which someone is struggling with their mindset or thoughts, such as difficulty making decisions or overcoming a fear. For example, "I've been facing a mental struggle when it comes to my career path."
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Roger's mental struggle with Nadal has been an exception in an otherwise mentally very strong career.
"Just a big mental struggle".
It's been a little bit of a mental struggle".
But "as physically taxing as this job is, it's more of a mental struggle," he said.
― Asha Tyson MONTCLAIR, N.J. — My most recent mental struggle has been to accept the above concept in full.
The New Yorker, December 2, 1939 P. 29 An alcoholic's physical and mental struggle to "stay on the wagon".
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And his mental struggles — he had diagnoses of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder — were reportedly being treated.
Beyond the physical exhaustion, the 1,966km trek has had its fair share of mental struggles too.
From that point on I kept my mouth shut, no matter what mental struggles I was experiencing.
So Mr. Hernandez would have had to turn himself around, to some extent, despite his mental struggles and a guilty conscience.
A young wife's mental struggles against her mother-in-law's suggestion that they take an apartment together while Margaret's husband was in the armed services.
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