Aiming for Healthy and Desirable Work Experiences Empowers Us
Going to a Positive Work Experience Frees Us from a Negative Situation As a therapist and wellness workshop facilitator, I often hear persons bemoan an unpleasant, draining and toxic workplace situation. A frequently expressed sentiment is, “I have to get out of there”. It makes sense that we wish to leave situations that are causing us distress. However, we will often get stuck if we only focus on the negative circumstances and pain of the present, without a sense of where we wish to head. By becoming immobilized, we simply find ourselves in a chronic state of misery and desperation. Another possibility of simply escaping a negative situation without a clear sense of going to a positive circumstance, is that we may find ourselves in a new workplace environment, dealing with similar negative dynamics and being just as unhappy. This article addresses ways to transcend and getting in control of a distressing work experience, so that it become...