Know what stinks? That internal monologue you get when something doesn't go well. Instead of being able to celebrate your multiple successes from a long work day, you get stuck thinking about the ONE thing that didn't go so well. I hate this so much, but sometimes it is hard to turn my brain around. Nights like these are when I go home and I can't sleep. They turn into days where I don't want to go into work, because I'm thinking of all the possible ways I could mess something up.
Personally, I also struggle with letting go of these "bad things" because I feel like I have even more to prove in the work place than any other profession does. I get this sickening feeling in my gut that people around me are just waiting for me to mess up, so they can decide to tell me I'm not needed anymore. This isn't fair to the profession of Child Life in general, but it's also detrimental to my own self care. So how can a person refocus their brain to reflect on the negatives, but ultimately remain embraced in the positives? It ain't easy that's for sure! One thing that I have started doing is writing down three good things I did during my work shift. This has helped me to remember those successes I've had and not let them become overshadowed by one negative experience. In example today's list looks like this:
1.) Learned something new about a co-worker I have had a hard time working with in the past.
2.) Got a resident to use positioning for comfort during a laceration repair.
3.) Utilized a new distraction tool really well.
It's not hard and I've never had to struggle with finding three things I'm proud of after my work shift. What is also healthy about them is that they don't have to be huge, mind blowing positives. The small things count too and don't forget it!
-K
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