What do you do if your logical reasoning skills are being hindered by workplace stress?

There is stress, and then prolonged chronic corporate trauma. How do you tell ? Some signs of trauma : - Listlessness, chronic procrastination, followed by last minute hyperfocus - Avoiding social engagement situations at work - Turning cameras off during meetings sometimes - Teams ping sounds trigger startle response or racing heart - "Functional freeze" - barely present at work, but crashing in life. - Loss of social activities - Reduced ability to feel pleasure or joy - Bodily symptoms such as IBS, sleeplessness or chronic fatigue - Doomscrolling /binge watching/addictive behaviours

El estrés se puede descomponer en 7 emociones, es clave identificarlas y escuchar su mensaje, hoy te comparto dos que son infalibles para gestionar el estrés: Frustración: ?Las cosas no salen como esperas? ?Las personas hacen lo contrario a lo que esperas? Esta emoción tiene un bello mensaje: "debes cambiar de ángulo, intenta otra acción". Decepción: ?Por más que intentas y cambias de ángulo sigues obteniendo los mismos resultados? Esta emoción te quiere decir: ya es momento de cambiar tus expectativas, es decir, quizá no es por acá o debes aceptar la persona o situación tal como es.

Sentimos como pensamos. Si enfocas tu mente en el problema, el dolor se intensificará, si te enfocas en la solución el dolor se disipará. Vuélvete un experto en gestionar tu enfoque. Las personas más felices gobiernan su enfoque, deciden en donde poner su mente y atención. Las personas más infelices son experta en enfocarse en lo que falta, lo que está mal y los problemas ?Cuál deseas ser tu?

Again, differentiating between stress and chronic stress (trauma). If the level of overwhelm in the body is way too much, then breathing or any kind of noticing the body may feel really hard at first, and can trigger further feelings of "not good enough"-ness. And with a really deep freeze or functional freeze, movement or mobilizing towards action might feel really hard. Key is not to beat yourself up for not doing self-care right. Co-regulation - or reaching out to a safe other, or seeking connection, is a really underrated form of self-care - this is the fastest way for our nervous systems to "land" and feel safe.

(1/2)Here's something that we do not talk enough about. When your body is hijacked by stress hormones, your body is rapidly cycling between fight/flight/freeze, with not enough time spent feeling calm/safe/open to connection. What does this mean? The part of your brain that prioritizes tasks, well? shuts down. Why ? Because your brain being the amazing thing that it is, switches the whole functioning in service of your survival. Therefore there isnt enough time for democratic or rational decision making, the body is screaming danger so it needs to act quick. So this is why a chronically stressed (you see this in corporate trauma) brain shows up with a lot of impairment in "executive functioning" mimicking ADHD-like symptoms.

Prioriza con el principio 80/20, es infalible. Primero identifica las tres cosas por las que mides tus resultados o miden tus resultados. Segundo realiza una lista de todas las tareas que haces. Tercero identifica las pocas que contribuyen a tus resultados. Enfócate en esas pocas relevantes y deja a un lado, delega o simplifica las muchas irrelevantes. Encontrarás casi la relación de que esas actividades representan el 20% que genera el 80% de tus resultados. No es una relación matemática exacta, pero si una proporción que no falla.

(2/2) What to do instead ? Recognise that you are overwhelmed and reach out for a body double - a friend, a sibling, a partner. Ask for them to sit next to you as you do these tasks. Or Facetime a loved one, and ask them to stay online as you do the task that you have been putting off. Find an accountability buddy. We were never meant to do this alone, especially not when chronic stress hormones are flooding your system. Co-regulation is the fastest way to restore executive functioning , especially when impacted by stress.

Cuando estas situaciones se presentan 1. Detectar las actividades que más impactan en la operación y generan estrés 2 detectar la acción que más impacta en la operación e intervenirla de inmediato 3 definir una hoja de ruta con los impactos esperados y como afectaran las otras actividades para hacer que el proceso de mejora no se detenga 4 repetir el proceso Las grandes mejoras salen trabajando lo más simple y enfocándose en peque?as victorias.

Again, building on the difference between workplace stress and corporate trauma - One of the main differences is that trauma can be isolating - if you are in a workplace where there is chronic dysfunction then the telltale sign is this thinking this many times a day" Is it me ? Is this in my head ? Am I making it all up ? No one seems to see what I see therefore I might be at fault here". And when the body feels unsafe , it can be really hard to confide or atleast get a second opinion from someone. How does this show up ? Wanting to reach out, but deleting the email. Setting up lunch, but cancelling it. It also shows up as detachment, and mentally checking out (flight response). Key is to lean on safe resources to get this journey started.

Para potenciar el efecto de la reflexión es clave hacerlo en código de tus estándares y valores. Los estándares son aquellas reglas que has creado que definen como deben ser las cosas o que debe pasar para sentirte satisfecho o no con una situación. Si ese estándar no se cumple, surge malestar que se expresa en emociones. Los valores son esos criterios superiores de vida que una persona está dispuesta a defender y que valora sobre todas las cosas. Si estos valores no se cumplen a satisfacen también surge malestar. Estas son dos fuentes tangibles de las emociones, así que si entendemos nuestros estándares y valores, entendemos nuestras emociones y como gestionarlas. Conoces tu sistema de valores y estándares de vida?

Getting out of workplace stress/corporate trauma is important. Whether it is renegotiating terms, changing teams, or quitting. That's like knee surgery, important. However, it is important to recognise that this phase of stress has had an impact on your health, your relationships with your loved ones and/or sleep. So just like you need a physio after surgery to rehabilitate your muscles and get them working together, work on scar tissues etc, you need a compassionate mentor/coach/therapist who can work with you to unpack and integrate this experience, so that you are all set for post-stress growth.