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February 17, 2005
Toxic Emotions
I just started reading a book -
Frost, P. J. (2003). Toxic Emotions at Work. Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing.
I was immediately struck by his observation: "there are people who take on the emotional pain of others for the benefit of the whole system" (p. 3). I am in the process of working towards a goal of not taking ownership for the problems of others. This doesn't mean being unsympathetic or not compassionate and understanding; but it does mean that I don't suffer from the problems of others. I am curious as to how this book will address tools and techniques for dealing with toxic emotions. If his premise is correct (and I believe it is so since it seems to be backed by medical evidence) that the human body can become incapable of blocking/dealing with infections/toxic elements when the emotional well-being is at risk, then as members of any system, we must be able to deal with the toxic emotions of others. By dealing, I would suggest that we must learn how not to take it on ourselves and how to help others remove the toxins from their individual systems.
More on this later ....
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