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Were you ever anxious about personal development out of fear of outgrowing friendships/relationships/colleagues?

summersong · F
In the past, yes. Kept me in a bad relationship far too long. Now I put personal development over everything but my kids.
SW-User
Good question. Not anxious, but concerned about the unknown and the feeling of loss. As I've been moving forward, I've actually found a great deal of freedom from worry. I've slowly cut out people, jobs, and anything that I've found to be negative or toxic. Once I moved past the stage of mourning over the loss, I realized it was the best decision for me. It's like a weight was lifted from my shoulders and makes me excited about what I'll find waiting for me around the corner.
My experience has been exactly the same as of late. It feels good to progress and look forward to new challenges and experiences. As I've aged, I've become less attached to my surroundings, material possessions and people and it is freeing, just as you mentioned.@SW-User
SW-User
Yes.

I stayed in a toxic work environment for 9 years because of it
Mindful · 56-60, F
@SW-User mine was about a 5 year experience.
Mindful · 56-60, F
Yes, definitely I felt have experienced anxiety and conflict at work, you see good but realize the toxic nature in some co workers to compete, to put others down. (To in front of others what gOOD IS THAT) You try to pint out the other persons perspective hoping they might open up to another persons point of view. It helps but doesn’t work. Why some people go around and speak I’ll of others to other others workplace is wrong. The workplace!!!!)To make other people cry intentionally. It is one thing to debate ideas, it is another to belittle others because you ca, and to do so as if other people’s feeling don’t matter. Yet these loud opinion folk, They get fired or promoted. I finally realized it was so thick and painful and exhausting, One thinks that for the sake of work, or lively hood, or kindness or faith one can handle and tolerate anyone and everything, but it’s not true. Everyone has a their limit. I’m glad I met mine. I’m glad I became exhausted and tired of watching cruel be cruel just because they could. It’s an ugly sight. I finally had the courage and will to leave. I used to post positivity notes and leave anonymous treats for co workers to try to lift them up. It didn’t work. Luckily I had a couple of beautiful and sincere co workers with whom I still engage with. They bring smiles to my face anytime I think of them. I guess I should write about the good ones. But one never needs to vent about the beautiful(inside) ones.a great deal of anxiety. I wanted to ensure if, but I could not. The work place I isn’t a place for belittling people. It should be for building people up to become the best they can be.I’m finally working for a group of people who are kind and supportive. And its so easy to be kind right back!
Doomflower · 36-40, M
Yes.
Rather, my lack of development.

I am not very wise.
Mindful · 56-60, F
@Doomflower true for me? It was beyond my abilities to communicate my displeasure???? At others not liking others which makes me the same, it’s an odd circle. Disliking someone for disliking someone makes me guilty of disliking someone. Ha
smiler2012 · 56-60
{@anonymouslyyours] yes you do things go forward we move on to pastures new
Henal · 26-30, F
Very. Still do sometimes.

 
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