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Originally Posted by reb569
I've experienced that my whole life. I don't trust people easily, am hyper-vigilant, don't like it when people walk up behind me or get too close to me. Meetings are stressful for me. I'm great at what I do, I just prefer to be left alone.
I have to admit, that after all of these years, I prefer to be left alone at work. I plug in and totally ignore the drama that is going on around me. Unfortunately, by boss is an ***** and I can't totally ignore him so our meetings are very stressful for me. On the plus side, he shows up late and takes long lunches so sometimes I can get through a whole day without having to talk to him.
I truly am the "odd person out". I don't fit into the group as a whole, but do have some pretty good working relationships in one-on-one conversations. Add more than one person to a discussion and I'm immediately uncomfortable.
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Hey thanks for relating and not patronizing the whole experience. I think you and I share similar thoughts.
I find one-to-one relationships very very easy, and extremely comfortable, depending on the person you converse with, obviously. Group situations can be good, but also depending on the people. I do prefer one-to-one.
I think I was just tired of hearing people talk about their 'busy' out-of-work lifestyle. Do this...do that...do that...do this. It was almost as hectic as work itself. ANd then when I reflected on it today, I realized that these people are probably a different make-up than I am. They are energizer bunnies with more energy to expend than the sun itself, to put it lightly. And I am not. I never was. I'm the slow turtle that gets things done steadily. If people are racing forward, well, I take another route. I do it my way and as slow as I need to. With depression and anxiety, it really slowed me down to a snail's pace. So, I'm dealing with fatigue, mostly, nowadays.
Thanks for the thoughtful reply.