Apart from the personal trauma filters, staying longer or regularly in a “toxic” emotionally unhealthy group can cause safety reactions in me. The Dam scream that disrupted the May 4, 2010, commemoration of the dead gave all present an instant alert that reverberated. It has become a living memory with its own word: dam screamer.
Even in business, emotionally unhealthy colleagues or managers can upset me. Or due to circumstances in a complex and demanding organization, the system can take on a life of its own, causing habits and procedures to have an unhealthy emotional impact. Working too long hours, always saying yes to projects with them, always being happy and upbeat.
