‘Chill Pills’ to Reduce Workplace Emotional Energy Discharge

Fostering kindness and gratitude could simplify our path to attaining mental well-being at the workplace.

Highlights:

Kindness is simple to practice, even when dealing with those we believe have done us wrong
The positive effects of compassion and gratitude can be explained by neuroscientific principles. Our emotional reserves can be depleted if we react badly to distressing emotions

Global public and commercial health systems have committed to improving workplace cultures to enhance the well-being of their staff. Individuals must make investments in their wellness while the system does its part by addressing various areas of well-being.

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‘The positive effects of kindness and gratitude can be explained by neuroscientific mechanisms. Our emotional reserves can be depleted if we react negatively to distressing emotions.’

Kindness and Gratitude Go a Long Way

We realized that cultivating kindness and gratitude could streamline our approach to pursuing mental wellness after experiencing and coping with our mental health issues (post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD], trauma, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder [ADHD], and anxiety) and witnessing burnout among our co-workers. While efforts to recharge are crucial, we think it could be more effective to focus on reducing emotional energy release. These initiatives might be established on a foundation of kindness and thanks, bringing happiness to all.

We would be negligent if we were to mention some of the advantages that our mental health concerns have brought about. Our ability to recognize injustices- contradictions between organizational principles and processes, policies, and actions- has been made possible by PTSD and early trauma. We now have unrestricted access to ideas and the bravery to pursue a few of them, without fear of risk, thanks to the creative and risk-taking characteristics of ADHD. Impulsivity gave us the freedom to respectfully express our opinions without a lot of censoring or political correctness. We have had enough time due to insomnia to research and create solutions while controlling our impulsivity.

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Self Reflection is the Key to a Happy Life

It’s simple to be kind, even to people who we think have done us wrong. Every person has problems in their daily life with their families, jobs, income, health, and society. Everyone handles things and uniquely responds to them according to their genetics, environment, and capabilities. If we pause to think about it, we can see that everyone wants to live a happy and fulfilling life. It’s simple to express gratitude to others, even those we think haven’t contributed. If we take a moment to reflect, we will see that society depends on everyone to function, which binds us all together and establishes equality.

How to handle someone that you feel negatively towards is a typical question. We might notice that this individual tries to say hello, returns emails, or even accepts invitations to meetings. They are volunteering their time in these circumstances. We might be thankful for their time and welcome the chance to capitalize on their power instead of taking this for granted.

It appears that neuroscientific mechanisms can account for the advantages of kindness and thankfulness. Human survival and change-leading depend on distressing emotions since they serve as signs that something is wrong. Reacting negatively to upsetting emotions can deplete our emotional reserves.

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Negative Work Environment Can Worsen your Stress

Through work-unfriendly technology, a heavy workload, governance systems based on blame, bullying and harassment, and policies, actions, and processes that are at odds with the goals and values of the organizations we work for, the system can make stress worse.

To stop emotional energy discharge, like taking a pill, we have been looking for a ‘fast fix’. We developed streamlined techniques (or ‘chill pills’) that are effective for us and can be ‘wallowed’ in times of stress because we might not have the opportunity to rationalize our thoughts at the time.

The ‘self’ and ‘patch’ rules can be helpful if the distressing sensation is related to self-doubt and low self-esteem. Rules for ‘external to self’ are helpful if the unpleasant feeling is directed towards others, such as rage, blame, etc.

It is helpful to realize that we use a lot of emotional energy on issues that are out of our control so that we can deal with them effectively and avoid wasting our energy worrying about them. Acceptance, setting boundaries, or gently influencing change are all options for coping with circumstances beyond our control.

Acceptance is more accurately described as being at peace with reality than putting up with injustices and feeling helpless. When we determine the necessary levers, we all have access to as humans and the issue is important, the latter two are feasible.

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Neuronal Circuits through Training or Retraining

Like preparation for a marathon, some investment in retraining and training is needed for people looking for ways to reduce energy waste in the workplace and daily life. For instance, we recommend 10-15 minutes of deep breathing and relaxing music as part of our morning and evening routines to serve as a reminder of these guidelines. Then, before circumstances can be upsetting, tell yourself to be nice and grateful. Then, when pressure-producing circumstances occur, take a deep breath, and continue using the guidelines (breakthrough dose). Although it may take time and we might not always do it right, we will notice a difference in our inner calm and how we create the outer world with each attempt.

Source-Medindia