Ways Career Coaches Can Help You Overcome Trauma From Negative Job Experiences

Apr 28, 2022 | Ebru Yildirim

Career trauma refers to the psychological scarring or injury that is produced by workplace experiences. Work-place induced emotional trauma is real, and it has long lasting implications upon the individuals well being, career success or growth and even life satisfaction. There are several causes of such emotional damage including being passed over for promotion, workplace harassment, bullying and mistreatment. Sometimes, it may simply be the result of your job failing to provide you with money, security, fulfillment, support or contentment for a prolonged period. How To Identify Career Trauma? Most often, we fail to realize the physical, mental and emotional trauma caused by our toxic jobs. The signs and symptoms are wide-ranging. Individuals may experience numbness, have trouble sleeping, concentrating and also the inability to maintain a regular routine. You may also feel a constant pressure to overwork yourself, have digestive problems such as irritable bowel syndrome. In extreme situations, you may develop anxiety, panic attacks and depression which if left untreated may lead to hallucinations and more extreme forms of depression and anxiety disorders. Career trauma is also likely to manifest in the form of relationship issues, causing you to withdraw from friends and family, and unprovoked bursts of anger. In some cases, a number of physical ailments start taking form. Healing From Career Trauma Recovering from these negative job experiences may be hard, and is easier with a specialist such as a career coach who is equipped to deal with such situations. In fact, the very first step to healing is securing the support you need. A career counselor can be beneficial in offering this support and clarity which will allow you to come to terms with your experiences. Sharing your story to a wilful listener and someone who can provide you good insights will help you understand your problems better. A professional guidance through this healing process, will help you arrive at a clear narrative of your experience. It is often difficult for victims of trauma or abuse to understand the reality of their situation, and may deal with confusions, and unsure feelings. While recovering from such negative experiences, oftentimes, people force positive emotions upon themselves, try to feel confident, optimistic, positive and strong which leaves no room to confront their true feelings weakening us further. This is why acknowledging the workplace induced trauma is necessary to recover from it. Accepting our lack of control over situations can also help us understand reality better, without being in denial. Workplace has the potential to be abusive and toxic, and the professional world can be ruthless and unfair. Sometimes, a worker's well being is undermined in the race for profits. And this reality cannot be changed however we can alter our reaction to them and how we cope with these challenges. Restarting your career after a negative experience at your previous workplace can cause much apprehension and anxiety. You may feel under confident and fail to grab opportunities that come your way. Getting back on your feet after such a career trauma involves working on yourselves, self care and renewed perspective which a well-trained career coach can help you achieve. Unlocked Potentials in Dubai has an expert team of life coaches, career coaches, and relationship counselors who can assist you in your journey towards a better life.