Remember that feeling when you watch TV or
read a great book and even when it has ended those feelings it produced, stay
with you? Be it happy, sad, spooked or angry, we always know its just
fiction.
But what feelings do we take home at the
end of the day, happiness, sadness, fear, or anger? The difference is that
these feeling can stay with us, can multiply in strength or mutate into
something else. The negative feelings and responses can have real consequences
if not dealt with.
We all have those days, regardless of our
work, when we feel we should have, could have or would have done things
differently in a certain situation. The reality is that we are only human and
can only do so much. Its important to remember our job, our role and our
professional boundaries. They are important to the safety of ourselves and
others and have been put in place for a reason.
If we let these things slide, consequences
can be disastrous. The impact on our lives or others is rarely
positive.
There are always times when we meet people,
who have more impact on us than others, maybe they are more vulnerable, more
troubled, or more dangerous and volatile. We all experience situations which
make our hearts leap, make us fearful or fill us with regret.
So, how do we keep
ourselves on track? What works for you?