Emotionally Hijacked by Politics?

Do you say any of these things to yourself or out loud most days?

    ↳    I am not watching the news any longer.

    ↳    Our country is falling apart and there is nothing I can do about it.

    ↳    My party or politician is being treated unfairly. 

    ↳    I am not going to vote

    ↳    I don’t care, I’m sticking with my plan.

    ↳    There has to be someone better.

    ↳    I’m going to jump parties

    ↳    I feel hopeless.

    ↳    I feel angry.

    ↳    I don’t want to talk about it.

    ↳    The media is the problem.

    ↳    When is the other shoe going to drop?

    ↳    See, I told you so.

    ↳    I knew this would happen.

    ↳    The other side is nuts.

    ↳    The polls don't lie.

    ↳    If (fill in the blank) wins, I am leaving the country.

You can tell that you have been emotionally hijacked by politics when your responses impact your relationships, your behavior, and your general well-being. 

    ▼    Are you arguing with people more often? 

    ▼    Do you find yourself frustrated or angry frequently?

    ▼    Do you yell at your computer or television?

    ▼    Are you escaping reality with more screen time? 

    ▼    Are you drinking more?

    ▼    Are you eating more?

    ▼    Are you sleeping less?

    ▼    Do you feel helpless and resigned?

Saboteurs are those fixed ways that we cope with life. Saboteur energy is closed, fixed, and rigid. Your focus becomes narrow. Yet when your Saboteurs are quiet, you feel relaxed, open, curious, creative, and connected.

Often, the way you cope with life now is the way you learned to cope with life at a much younger stage of your development. Saboteurs are so natural to your life, that they feel like they are you. 

Saboteurs aren't you, they are your method of responding or coping with life.

Who are the saboteurs? (See image above)

    

    ☞    Avoider

    ☞    Controller

    ☞    Hyper-Achiever

    ☞    Hyper-Rational

    ☞    Hyper-Vigilant

    ☞    Pleaser

    ☞    Restless

    ☞    Stickler

    ☞    Victim

    ☞    Judge

    

Saboteurs turn strengths into weaknesses through overuse. 

What can you do? ✓ Schedule a Saboteur Assessment Session with me. You will receive a link to a Saboteur Assessment. When we meet on a zoom call we will have a look at your top two Saboteurs and explore how they mess up your good qualities in their overuse.

Register for your Saboteur Assessment Session.