,Expectations -v- reality.
This small detail can be behind feelings of inadequacy, stress, anxiety, depression and more.
It happens on all kinds of levels.
We may grow up through childhood with certain expectations about our future. If it doesn’t work out that way it might leave you feeling down or as if you’re failing in some way.
When you walk into a situation that you’ve prepared for, such as a meeting at work, and things take a very different turn to what you had expected, you can feel stressed out and anxious, needing to forget all your careful planning and think on your feet.
Whatever level it happens at, there will always be times when reality doesn’t meet expectations. Therefore, it’s important to learn ways of dealing with that.
How have your expectations measured up against your reality? How’s it made you feel?
Has the stress of your job made you feel like quitting?
Have one too many tasks been piled on top of you and you feel like you’re going to snap?
Or maybe your boss is just rubbing you up the wrong way and you’re not sure how much longer you can let it slide without exploding?
You are not alone.
As many as 1 in 3 people regularly feel like quitting their job. Amongst the biggest causes are workloads and management style.
But you don’t have to feel this way. There are different thoughts and different decisions that you can make if you want to change how you feel.
Have you thought about quitting?
If something is making you feel stressed out, chronically anxious with persistent low mood whether it’s work based or home, I can help you to better manage it and get […]