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Working with Professionals Working in the high pressure and demanding job world as a professional or an executive can cause pressures and strains. Members of many professions show far higher levels of depression, anxiety, stress levels, burnout rates, and addictive behaviors than does the average person. Some of the work related issues which may be causing you difficulties which warrant getting consultation are: - Loss of satisfaction in your accomplishments and interest in work
- Fear that you will be a failure if you don’t work hard enough
- Overwhelming fear of job loss or decreased income
- Career burnout
- Work related depression, anxiety, and stress
- You're motivated by fear of failure rather than the desire to succeed
- Perfectionism
- Loss of energy, difficulty going to work, and getting started once you're there
- Social withdrawal
- Difficulties with your spouse and family
- Feeling depressed and unenergetic when not working
- Inability to say no and set limits
- Use of alcohol, drugs, overeating, or sex, to overcome or numb painful feelings
- Fatigue, change in eating habits, trouble sleeping
- Physical ailments which cannot be explained medically
The same factors which made you a high achiever may also be ones that are causing you emotional pain. Being so focused on your career can mean that you are neglecting other areas of your life from which you can gain support and fulfillment; you may find it hard to seek help and feel you must do everything on your own; you may feel obligated to help others at the detriment of your self; you may believe that any sign of vulnerability is a sign of weakness and makes you seem incapable or incompetent. In reality, getting the help you need is a sign of strength because you are doing what you need to do to take care of yourself, your family, and your career.
My work with professionals and executives grows out of my own career experiences. I have been an attorney in private practice as well as general counsel and a senior executive of several companies. I was the Chair of the Peer Assistance Committee of the Dallas Bar Association and have given presentations including on increasing satisfaction in the practice of law, setting limits and boundaries, and working with difficult clients.
For more information, please call Chicago Therapist Richard Gleiner at (773) 281-9500
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