Are you resisting reality and causing yourself stress?

Do you often wish things were different than what they are? Wishing a gum tree was a pear tree, won’t make it bear fruit. Sure the sun should shine more, people ought to be more caring, stress shouldn’t be a part of life and you should have more holidays.

A thought of “This shouldn’t be happening,” can make you frustrated and annoyed. It can cause you to feel frustration, anxiety, fear and doubt. Refusing to accept people, places and things takes unnecessary energy. Discouraging things happen – it’s a part of life. Sometimes you even resist the positive changes because it’s unfamiliar.

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In order to have work-life balance it is essential to state your limits in work and relationships so you don’t burn out. Being unable to say no can push you to stress, resentment, overwhelm, irritability, and frustration.

Helping others is courteous but not when you walk away feeling resentful and without choice. When you are discounting your own needs and wants as unimportant you are being discourteous to yourself. If your yes has a no behind it, the dishonesty results in a disconnection in relationships.

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Don’t believe everything you hear – even in your own mind.
Daniel G Amen M.D.

ANTs– Automatic negative thoughts can ruin your life just like they can ruin a picnic.

Are your thoughts helpful or unhelpful?
Are they getting you closer to where you want to go or further away?
Are they motivating you or are they blocking you with fear and self doubt?

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Your work-life balance issue might go deeper than think. Workaholism is an addiction like any other and can require a concerted effort to recover. Workaholics Anonymous questions can help assess if you are a workaholic.

HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOUR A WORKAHOLIC?

If you answer “yes” to three or more of these questions, there is a chance you are a workaholic or well on your way to becoming one.

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