Does this resonate with you? – “There is nothing wrong with me actually. The reason I dislike my work is because inside I know how toxic the world of work has become by now.” If so, then this exercise may be valuable to you.
Self-observation on why I don’t want to work anymore. This is what I feel when I think of my job.
- Leave me alone with all this bullshit!
- Don’t force such nonsense on me!
- Stop passively or actively shame or bully me! Don’t you know better? I do. I want to be a sensible person also at my job.
- Don’t scare me?
- Don’t knowingly manipulate me into things I don’t want to do.
- Of course I don’t like my job anymore; It is a toxic place.
- I understand that this exercise I am doing is less about self reflection but I know that this is right.
- The big realization for me is that I know I am right. This is the key for me here.
- I understand that some are also projections of mine but actually they are also correct.
- I know that most workplaces are like that. But again; I don’t care. It doesn’t change that I don’t want to be in such environments. It appears that I grew out of it.
The above is a possible flow of thoughts, emotions, and associations that come up in the mind when doing self-observation on this thought. It is meant to help you go deeper into this thought and stimulate you. By no means it is implied that it is the only one or it is the same for everyone.
(If you are new to the concept of self-observation or looking for some practical guidance then maybe read this article: How Self-Observation Works)
Notes
- If you are new to the practice of self-observation then here are some ideas that can help: It is very powerful if you write down your thoughts (like with an old-school diary). It is also very powerful if you phrase your thoughts and emotions in a short and basic way.
- Self Chatter is a self-development tool and one of its major goals is to help with self-observation as a major tool to raise your consciousness. Thus you will find these types of self-observations on Self Chatter.
(None of the articles on Self Chatter are generated by AI.)
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