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jamesle2015Senior Contributor
It's nearly 9PM on 25/12
I have had enough of this weather....still 30 degrees outside
It's going to be cool change over weekend
I have this problem ....'images' from work that are stuck ..it's a movie I can get out of my mind
I don't know what to do
The whole day today I have been at home ...
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CherryBombSenior Contributor
Hi @jamesle2015,
I'm not sure what you do for work, but these images seem to be causing you some stress. Is this common for your type of work? I imagine if it is, you might be able to access some external counselling. If that's not something you're wanting to do, do you have colleuges who might also 'get it'?
In the mean time, perhaps some distracting activities could be helpul: watch a movie, read a book, play games with your daughter...
Hope this helps a bit.
CherryBomb
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
Are you the poster who works in retail? Is it a big chain? I have heard management in those places can be less than ideal and the culture and competitiveness that generates among staff ... a little uncomfortabe.
Personally i have worked in a milk bar, a lady's clothing store and a large store with haberdashery and sewing and men, women, and children's clothing section. It was a long time ago ... a kind of small department store.
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JoseJonesSenior Contributor
@jamesle2015, sorry to hear that you're struggling with what sound like some pretty harrowing memories! Is there something that has happened recently that has been triggering for you?
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jamesle2015Senior Contributor
i'm single ...have always been ...
probably always will be
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jamesle2015Senior Contributor
Yes it's a well known organisation...
a lot of small business operators
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
Hope Christmas was ok. Would it help to write out the scene without going into names and places?
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
Sometimes repeated images need to be expressed or made manifest in the world somehow ... through the arts ... writing, music, visual arts, maybe ... gardening ... or whatever speaks to you.
Closing them down usually has them come up in other more disturbing ways .. but finding ways to acknowledge them without necessarily directly acting on them ...
Over time .. I have found that many thoughts that used to plague me have subsided ... when I have managed a situation reasonably ... some still come back ... and recently I have just had to accept that I have obssessive tendencies ... and say to myself ... ah a new obssession ... and try and deal with that one ... ... usually though ... better out than in ...
take care @jamesle2015
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