From the course: Navigating Personal Trauma and Triggers at Work
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Identify ways trauma may show up at work for you
From the course: Navigating Personal Trauma and Triggers at Work
Identify ways trauma may show up at work for you
- Trauma can be a scary word for many people. Most people don't want to touch it with a 10 foot pole, but like I always say, you cannot heal what you cannot see. The emotional remnants of trauma when they go on unaddressed can weigh us down. The good news is that you can do something to help yourself, and it all starts with a bit of knowledge about our trauma responses. Trauma responses are the lingering emotional reactions you may have to a past event that can make their way into the present. So how can you start recognizing if there are personal traumas that are affecting your work, your professional reputation, or even your career? And what can it even look like to have your personal traumas show up at work? Well, the signs can vary from person to person, but let's walk through three of the most common ways. Before that though, consider that these would be different than your norm. The first way personal traumas can influence how you function at work is through your mood. A person…