How to overcome fear of work: get rid of ergophobia
There are many people who came into this world with a disgusting quality - laziness. Their lives are ruled by a moss-covered, age-old dusty unwillingness to do anything. For such persons, idleness, parasitism and reluctance to work are integral parts of their essence.
However, there are other people who cannot work not because of laziness, but because they are simply terrified of working. These persons have the best motives and aspirations, have a sincere desire and an urgent need to work. But they have one very serious problem - a panicky uncontrollable obsessive fear of work, which in the scientific community is called ergophobia.
An ergophobe wholeheartedly wants to be a full-fledged member of society and seeks to benefit society. He wants to be independent and independent, and not sit on the neck and good relatives. He makes attempts to find a job, but all his undertakings end in failure, because he is pursued by an evil maniac - the fear of work.
An irrational fear of work is inherently incompatible with life. Ergophobia deprives a person of the opportunity to feel the fullness of life. She does not allow her own talents to be revealed to the world. Fear of work does not allow you to realize your potential. Fear of work interferes with the feeling of satisfaction from the work done.
Abnormal fear does not allow a person to feel belonging to something bigger and more significant: to a prestigious profession, a successful team, solving tasks of national importance, scientific research. A person who is afraid to work cannot get "gingerbread" in the form of a photo on the board of honor, special privileges, corporate sabantui, letters of thanks.
If labor has made a person out of a monkey, then the person covered by ergophobia simply degrades. Fear of work is a hindrance to moving forward. This phobia does not allow a person to develop, learn something new, improve their skills. Ergophobia does not allow a person to become a creator, depriving him of the opportunity to leave a significant mark on his stay on earth.
Fear of work creates obstacles to meaningful contacts in society. A person afflicted with ergophobia cannot maintain normal relationships with colleagues, since all his thoughts are focused on how to mask his fear of work. Not working for a sufficiently long period of time, not being in the human community, the individual loses communication skills.
A person, seized with the fear of work, does not have the opportunity to live better than she exists now. Very often, ergophobia leads to the fact that the subject is deprived of the opportunity to satisfy their basic needs. Severe cases of disorder are tantamount to disaster, because the individual, not working, has no money for food, clothing, medicines. The result of ergophobia is cold and hunger, gloomy thoughts about the meaninglessness of existence.
Why fear of work arises: causes of ergophobia
The emergence of ergophobia is associated with a traumatic experience in personal history and a long-term experience of strong negative emotions. It is failures in the professional field, problems in the learning process, conflicts in the former work team, incorrect parental attitudes inspired in childhood that are the cause of the appearance of an obsessive fear of work. We describe several situations that can provoke the onset of a disorder.
A typical culprit of ergophobia is the lack of the required knowledge and practical skills. Unfortunately, many higher educational institutions do not provide the knowledge and skills that a person needs in his professional activities. Very often, a student who has served faithfully in lectures for five years and successfully passed state exams has in his head a set of unsystematized and useless information in practice.
At the same time, this trend can be traced in different areas of education. A person who thought that he was chewing on the granite of science in the field of computer programming turns out to be "no" specialist. He gets a job in some provincial office, because with such knowledge they simply don’t take a decent company. And even in this shitty organization, he experiences a complete bummer, not understanding what to do with some programs. Experienced failure and disappointment that five years wasted in vain are firmly deposited in the memory of a young specialist. Thus, uncertainty arises in one's own abilities, and as a result, a fear of working.
Another reason for ergophobia is a distorted worldview and complexes that arose due to zombies in childhood. Very often, parents constantly tell the child that he studies disgustingly. The schoolboy is regularly hammered in that he is incapable and stupid mediocrity. Parents inspire the student that a worthy and in-demand specialist cannot grow out of him. As a result, the child ceases to believe in his own strength. Having matured, such an unfortunate person sincerely believes that someone like him is not needed at work. The result is obvious - a panic fear of work.
The culprit of ergophobia is also forcing the child to go to study where his soul does not want at all. Parents methodically press the youngster, choosing instead of him an occupation “to their liking”. Unable to withstand parental pressure, the applicant enters and graduates from the university where he was pushed by caring mom and dad. However, since you cannot command your heart, such a person does not want to work in a sector that is not of interest. The subconscious mind carefully protects a person, rewarding with a fear of work.
The cause of ergophobia is also an overly strict upbringing in the family, growing up in Puritan traditions. Very often, parents choose some “prestigious” specialties for their daughters, seeing their heirs as lawyers, judges, employees of secret laboratories. At the same time, they, not particularly choosing the correct expressions, condemn some professions. According to parents who lead an ascetic lifestyle, all secretaries, waitresses, dancers are prostitutes, whose duties are to satisfy the whims of customers and management. As a result, the matured girl cannot find a “decent” job, because she has mastered her parental attitudes well. For her, participating in an interview when a man conducts it is tantamount to going to bed with him. So she is exhausted idle, experiencing a gigantic fear of work.
Often the cause of ergophobia is the excessive emotions that a person felt when applying for his first job. Impressive, sensitive, shy people often experience great excitement when they first come into contact with the working atmosphere. They are afraid of the unknown and do not know what awaits them at this enterprise. They are anxious, afraid of meeting with their superiors. They are afraid that they will not be accepted in the new team. They worry that they will not be able to perform their duties qualitatively. In such nervous tension, they start their first working day with fear.
By coincidence, some incident occurs during work, which the employee interprets as a catastrophic event. However, he does not take into account the fact that perhaps the boss's hysterical cry is the result of his drinking yesterday. A stormy debriefing between two colleagues is a consequence of the fact that they both like the same guy. The three-hour delay of the partners and the disrupted negotiations are the result of the flight delay. However, the newcomer blames himself for all such excesses. And in order not to feel guilty, an excuse from work is required. And the ideal caveat is the fear of working.
Very often, ergophobia develops in pedantic, overly responsible, disciplined persons. Such stubborn and assiduous people very diligently fulfill their duties, responsibly carry out all assignments, always hand over work on time. Such employees constantly double-check the completed tasks. They are very worried that they may not have time to hand over the cases by the appointed time. They are afraid that they will make some kind of miscalculation. This condition eventually develops into a fear of work.
In some cases, the cause of ergophobia is an industrial injury. A person who has been injured in the workplace avoids a recurrence of the tragic situation. He tries not to be in those conditions where the risk of injury and injury is high. The fear of being crippled is reborn as a fear of working.
Very often, ergophobia develops in people who not only do not know how to lie, but are also unable to embellish the truth a little. They are demanding of themselves and self-critical. They always report truthful information about themselves, not forgetting to mention the mistakes made. These truth-seekers not only give themselves away with their heads, but often slander themselves, thereby driving themselves into a trap.
It is quite natural that many employers, having heard such heartbreaking stories about the blunders that took place, give a lapel-turn to the unfortunate applicant. In addition, such people often have a fear of making some kind of mistake, so they completely refuse to perform actions, postponing a visit to the employer for later. As a result, a person develops a panic fear of being rejected and his current companion is the fear of work.
How fear of work manifests itself: symptoms of ergophobia
The fact that a person is afraid to work is not always noticeable to others. Quite a lot of people suffering from ergophobia regularly look at existing vacancies, contact recruitment agencies, call employers and go for interviews. However, even after hearing: “You suit us”, such persons are not employed in the company and do not work. They can spend years considering proposals and sorting through options. They find a lot of excuses why they did not take the proposed position. They justify their refusal on various grounds:
Obvious symptoms of ergophobia appear at the moment when a person is preparing for a meeting with a potential employer or sits down in a chair opposite the personnel manager. The upcoming contact causes an attack of panic fear in a sick person. The feeling of a lump in the throat, trembling in the voice, shaking hands, a reddened face give out the fear of a person.
Even if such an individual is accepted by some miracle into the state, very soon colleagues begin to notice that something is wrong with him. This is strange behavior, and avoidance of work contacts, and excessively frequent absences from the workplace.
A person suffering from ergophobia often resorts to preventive measures, namely, flight into the disease. Such a subject is always in pain and dizzy, threatening to lose consciousness. He constantly feels nausea and pain in his stomach. He regularly has digestive problems.
The flu epidemic affects him not for a month, but for a year: he has endless pharyngitis, tracheitis, bronchitis, otitis media. Very often, such an individual quite successfully imitates the symptoms of vascular diseases, which the local therapist cannot refute without conducting research. So the ergophobe stays on an undeserved “sick leave”, having complained in time about the very high pressure, which “dropped sharply” just before the arrival of a gullible (or bribed) doctor because of a self-administered pill.
The life of an ergophobe is also darkened by the fact that he often does not meet with understanding from relatives. Close people interpret his behavior as ordinary laziness or another whim. Because of inactivity, such a person is scolded, reproached, accused. He is given conditions and demands. And in the worst case, he is simply abandoned by a partner who is tired of keeping a non-working bum around his neck.
How to overcome the fear of work: we begin to act decisively
How to get rid of the fear of work? The best option is to seek the advice of a psychotherapist in a timely manner. The doctor will not only develop an individual treatment program, but also tell you what aspects need to be changed in the worldview. With the help of psychotherapy, a person will be able to realize the causes of his fear, accept his individuality, and find the best solution to existing problems. 
To overcome the fear of work, you need to change your attitude to frightening situations. To do this, you need to mentally simulate a frightening environment, feel your emotions and imagine what scenarios for the development of events could be. You should calculate what can happen in the worst case scenario and honestly tell yourself how tragic such events are. After that, it is necessary to mentally "live" a favorable outcome of the interview, to imagine how the working day will go. Draw an image of a successful person in your head.
To get rid of the fear of work, you need to regularly work on your mistakes. Write down mistakes made, record mistakes in behavior, analyze the facts that caused the failure.
After reading your notes, you need to develop a step-by-step plan of behavior when meeting with employers and colleagues. Think about what you will say, what words and intonation to express your thoughts. How will you defend your point of view? Clarify for yourself what concessions and sacrifices you are ready to make for the good of the company. Clarify which conditions are binding and unchangeable for you. Write down on paper what qualities and skills are especially important in this field. Think about where you can fill the knowledge gap.
You should clearly define what goal you plan to achieve: to make a successful career in the field in which you work or to find a job according to your vocation. It is necessary to take into account the psychological “law”: a person feels more comfortable if his work is motivated by his personal goals, and not by the desire to adapt to external requirements. Therefore, you need to understand exactly what is truly your desires and needs, and what conditions are inspired from outside. We must get rid of the suggested attitudes, developing our independence and self-reliance.
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Soul in heels
Thoughts about possible changes, uncertainty about the unknown do not allow you to feel comfortable in a new team, and a person is afraid to act, doubts his own abilities, worries about the future, he is literally fettered by fear .. Why? Because before the event happened, he had already created in his imagination a “castle in the air” from ideas and ideas, having thought through everything to the smallest detail. Consciousness defines disturbing information as dangerous and launches an absolutely inappropriate and therefore useless anxiety reaction that causes more harm than the cause that caused it. And when the time comes for a real meeting with a new team, it’s scary even to think that in just half an hour the brightest hopes can be destroyed to the ground in an instant ...
The core of fear is psychological experiences caused by the physiological and biochemical reactions of the body. At the peak of experiences, when fear covers the entire consciousness, a person loses the ability to think logically and act adequately. Self-control is greatly weakened, which leads to social problems,
The source of anxiety on the eve of a meeting with a new team is a whole complex of phobias. Fear is caused by a threat in a state of uncertainty, so it is necessary to turn to the experience of the past, when tasks that at first seemed impossible were eventually successfully solved - it was only necessary to make more than usual efforts. So it is quite possible to overcome the fear of failure, and the fear of uncertainty, and the fear of the future. And in a difficult moment, you need to remember your past victories, mentally go all the way to overcome obstacles and achieve your goal, to relive success. Fear will recede, a person will stop panicking, begin to think calmly and very soon find the optimal solution to the problem.
My own psychotherapist
In order to cope with all the negative factors that impede the creation of constructive relationships with new colleagues, it is necessary to determine what specifically causes fear and causes fear. You can’t, like an ostrich with its head in the sand, wait for the fear to pass by itself, or try to suppress it, so it’s time to start meditating. You should remember the most unpleasant moments that have ever been in the process of communication, and then try to imagine the worst thing that can happen on the first working day in a new place. For example, colleagues ridicule you for trifling mistakes and general laughter ... they burn you at the stake - just because you behave “wrong” and say “wrong”. You turn into a pile of ashes. And then imagine your rebirth. You start living and working again. It's always like this: you are knocked down, and you rise, destroy, and you return to life, each time renewing your strength and gaining more and more self-confidence.
Now take two pieces of paper. On one of them, write down everything that can happen to you in a new team, what intrigues to expect from others and what the consequences will be, on the other - what you will gain by getting rid of fear and insecurity. Put the sheets side by side and compare. What, in your opinion, is stronger - fear of others or peace of mind, psychological balance and success in life? Burn the unnecessary sheet, and hang the other on the wall (put it under glass) and reread it regularly. This will be your life choice.
Rescue "anchor"
It happens that the subtle smell of eau de toilette can lift or, conversely, spoil the mood for the whole day if it is associated with some significant events of the past. A novice colleague sometimes causes an inexplicable subconscious feeling of fear or anxiety just because he wears the same cologne as, for example, a dentist. A thing or fragrance associated with a certain inner mood or emotional state is called an "anchor" in psychology.
Each of us experiences especially strong positive emotions, such as joy, calmness, confidence, fearlessness, which can subsequently be evoked arbitrarily, at will, with the help of “positive anchors”. All experienced states of the soul are stored in memory and can be quickly activated. It's easy to learn this. To get started, try an exercise called “resource anchoring,” which allows you to “draw” from the past the emotional resources needed to successfully solve a problem.
1. Sit comfortably on a chair or chair in a secluded place (over time, if you practice, you can do the exercise anywhere, even on a bus at rush hour, but at first it is desirable that no one interferes). Think of a time when you were worried, anxious, afraid of something.
2. Try to imagine what the state should have been like at that moment, and then choose the quality (perseverance, courage, confidence, determination) necessary to get out of a difficult situation with honor when meeting a new team.
3. Refer to the experience of the past and remember the situation in which you showed this quality. Try to keep these memories vivid and intense. (If you have not experienced anything like this, imagine your friend or, say, a movie character and mentally put yourself in his place).
Helpful Hints
The stronger the fear at the sight of new colleagues, the greater the likelihood of aggression .. It is difficult to force yourself not to be afraid of the new, but you can connect your imagination.
So, when you go to a new job for the first time, take with you some small thing, a kind of talisman. Such seemingly trifles have enormous power. For example, in the house of the great physicist Albert Einstein, a horseshoe was nailed over the door. When journalists asked: “You are a great physicist, do you really believe in it?” - Einstein replied: "You know, they told me that it helps, even if you do not believe in it!"
Smile to all employees - both familiar and unfamiliar.
Read the corporate rules in advance. It is very important for a beginner to know various subtleties: what is possible, what is not, what has become generally accepted, and what should be avoided, how corporate holidays are held, etc. It is better if an authoritative employee turns out to be the “curator” at first.
Refrain from comparisons with previous work. If, for example, you say that everything was great at your last job, then a reasonable question may arise: “What, in fact, are you doing here?”
Talk less, listen more; do not tell any details about your personal life, as later frankness can be used against you.
Do not try to redo everything at once in your own way. If, for example, the secretary does not have an electric kettle in the reception room, then Tomk probably has good reasons for it!
Keep it simple and do not try to play someone else's role, as any falsehood will be immediately noticeable. Cinderella should not wear the mask of Princess Nesmeyana.
Do not sneak around, do not rush to report that, here, Petrov always leaves work an hour earlier: he may turn out to be a close relative or friend of the boss, who is allowed some liberties. Besides, what you sow is what you reap;
But in the end, a new employee is still evaluated on professional qualities. So the best way to gain the respect of your colleagues is to perform your job duties impeccably.
Today the women's site "Beautiful and Successful" will help you overcome the fear of a new job - a big obstacle to development.
This feeling is familiar to many women, regardless of their age, level of professionalism and the number of companies in which they managed to work. Starting all over again, joining the team, finding a common language, building relationships with new clients is always difficult. Difficult, but not scary!
In order to develop qualitatively as a professional, you need to change jobs every five to seven years, experts say. The times of achievements like “she gave 40 years of her life to her native enterprise” are long gone.
Today, having worked for more than five years in the same position without promotion, a person loses motivation for self-improvement. Whatever your reason for changing companies, we'll show you how to overcome the fear of a new job, because change must be done with courage and confidence.
the site offers to consider the most common fears and doubts (which are experienced by about 76% of "recruits") and methods of dealing with them.
Newbie Fear
Perhaps the scariest thing about a new job is unfamiliar team. It is close-knit, with its own foundations and traditions, newcomers are not very favored here, at best they are ignored.
Do you know what this train of thought is called? Negative scenario! How you will be treated depends only on you.
Find a reasonable compromise between and so as not to seem like an upstart. Accept the rules of the new team, not counting those that disgust you. Since overcoming the fear of a new job means working with colleagues, be sure to attend the very first corporate event, training or team building event, it will help to join the team.
Fear of the new
More positive!
Surely, among your environment there are people who change jobs several times a year, do not experience discomfort and doubts and do not even think about how to overcome the fear of the next new job. Remember how they live, communicate, how quickly they converge with new people, what this approach to life gives them.
Remember that your future is only in your hands, and only you can influence it (including changing it for the worse). Think about how many times you have had to face the new and the unknown.
Finally, fear triggers the release of hormones that will keep you in good shape. On the other hand, if within a couple of days before a new job you lose sleep and peace, you will be distracted and overwhelmed, which means that the first working days will not work. Find a middle ground so that fear doesn't make you back down from what you really want to do - improve your life.
And the easiest way to eradicate the fear of a new job is to remember that there will be no memory left in just a couple of weeks. It is enough to immerse yourself in work, be friendly, get used to new routines and be responsible. Time will fly by quickly and you will feel like you have been working here all your life!
People change jobs for many reasons. Due to dissatisfaction with wages, due to negative attitudes from superiors or colleagues, due to lack of career prospects
Lots of options.
One of the cardinal ways to solve these problems is to change jobs. And this is a new team.
What is the way to join it with the least losses, and ideally - with a profit for yourself?
What does a person face when he comes to a new environment for himself?
First of all, with your fears: you won’t like it, it won’t work out, you won’t succeed, you won’t get paid, you will be fired, people in the team are completely bad, and the team itself is not so hot
Fear of not justifying the hopes of relatives and friends, regret that he quit ... I want to quit everything and run away to the ends of the world, hide in a corner and tremble there from bouts of self-pity
What can be done:
1. Believe in yourself.
The very first thing to do is to explain to yourself a simple thing - when you quit, you did exactly the right thing. And once again go through all the points that you did not like.
Talk again about the lack of free time, wages corresponding to your efforts, conflicts with management, in general, you need to remember everything.
Next - you need to accept the fact that you have made your choice. And they did it consciously and independently! And boldly show your nose to envious people - they still haven’t changed anything in their lives - but you could take this step!
Anything happens in life, and you could not leave of your own free will. But nothing prevents us from reconsidering our attitude to the situation and correctly prioritizing. After all, you were not fired, you were given the opportunity to earn more, career growth, the opportunity to gain new knowledge and impressions!
Thanks to such caring leaders!
In everything, look for positive moments that will stimulate and motivate you for further development. Stop thinking about the past with its unrealized possibilities.
2. Develop yourself professionally.
What prevents us from working with full dedication and enjoying the process?
For example, a lack of specific knowledge, skills, or certain skills. What we can do?
Approach colleagues with questions. Do not be afraid to ask - a person who is interested in the specifics of work is perceived absolutely adequately by the vast majority of "old-timers".
Yes, an experienced specialist does not always have the time and opportunity to explain or interpret.
Specify the time when you can apply again, ask who else can help you, ask if there are instructions for dummies.
Nobody can help? There is also a leader! Come to him with questions. The boss is also a person, and sometimes he even remembers that at one time he also asked his more experienced colleagues
Oh yes, as for the specifics of the questions - keep in mind that a large number of them may cause your colleagues to doubt your professional competence. Or maybe not call. Therefore, ask questions, clarify everything that you do not understand. Your career is in your hands!
3. Be careful with words.
By nature, all people want a positive attitude towards themselves, so at a new place of work, we subconsciously expect open arms and friendly communication. Sometimes this is what happens.
In most cases, we are faced with civil strife, with rigidly prescribed social roles of employees, distrust of us from both the authorities and our colleagues.
To cope with this situation, the realization of the fact that for everyone we will not be good will help. There will always be that person who personally does not like you and that's it. Therefore, in the new team, it is necessary to act diplomatically.
We answer “tricky” requests with a polite refusal, referring to a small amount of knowledge / skills, or we refuse due to objective reasons that prevent the implementation of such a request.
It is categorically not recommended to enter into a discussion about “the sexual preferences of this middle-aged, burdened with horns, artiodactyl, bewilderedly called our boss”. As in the discussion of "our adorable chief accountant's charming dark crimson fitted jacket in size 68".
Be restrained. Especially given the lack of information about the personalities of the new work.
In order for the team to begin to perceive you as “their own”, some time must pass. On average - from 3 to 9 months. Consider that the team gives you a unique opportunity to take a closer look at it and decide whether there is a reason to stay in this place.
Or is it better to step over this stage and move on.
If you have come to the conclusion that there is a reason to stay here, then remember these simple tips, be careful, collected and active. I wish you excellent leadership and good colleagues!
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Fear of a new job is a pretty serious phobia. It prevents people from living a normal life, building a successful career and, of course, getting a good salary. Everyone wants a comfortable life, but it is not always possible to get what you want. Problems at work, in the team, disrespect from the authorities always cause negative feelings. And the residue remains for many years. As a result, the individual develops ergophobia.
What is ergophobia, how does it manifest itself
Employment is practically the most important part of everyone's life. Today, work is not only financial independence, but also a chance to show oneself, become prosperous and famous. People spend almost their entire lives on it, constantly disappearing in offices or factories.
Because of this, fear of employment has recently become very common and can be observed in many. Ergophobia is an example of disorders that occur in people associated with mental stress: fear of a new job and the implementation of new tasks. A person is afraid to take responsibility and fail to complete the assigned task on time.
Many people find it difficult to overcome fear at a new job. Others consider such people idlers and losers. And this opinion is wrong. Each phobia is stronger than the desires of the individual. A person cannot see himself from the outside, so he feels nervous and just goes crazy. This fear is often felt by people who hold high positions and claim good wages.
Often it manifests itself in those who already have a mental disorder.
Ergophobia combines fears that are somehow related to work. They are listed below.
- Fear of finding a new job and the first day of entering a new place of work. This fear occurs in many people. person can work long time only at one job and not trying to find something better. The thought that you can become unemployed and have to look for a new job causes great fear and emotional stress. Such people have low self-esteem, deprive themselves of the chance to find a better offer and earn normal money. Fear prevents you from building a career and showing everyone what he is capable of.
- Fear of poor performance of the assigned task. Basically, this fear has those people who work in one place and perform only one type of duty every day. They will not master the new position, because they may not be able to cope with it. Such people are quite responsible, often suffer from the inability to rest, are prone to poor sleep and heavy loads. Also, fear can appear in those who have a lot of responsibility.
- Phobia of getting hurt at work, or conflict with other employees. Such fears can negatively impact performance. If they overcome a person, then he urgently needs to establish communication with employees or start looking for a new place. The same applies to the fear of damage: it is better to minimize the risks or find a new job.
- Inability to work can also occur due to the presence of other phobias. They have a bad effect on a person and his life. For example, a person may experience fear of a large crowd of people, which can negatively affect work, and it will be difficult for her in a large team.
Causes of a phobia
The reason for the appearance of fear can be any situation that happened a little earlier. A phobia can occur even in a successful person, just its manifestations will not be so bright. Possible reasons include abrupt dismissal, which was unfair, negative criticism from colleagues and superiors. Also, the cause can be frequent fatigue, depression, as well as health problems.
Frequent fatigue leads to the fading of emotions, stress and neurosis. And these problems become a source of phobia. There is a fear of work, the fear that he will perform the task incorrectly. And it is important for him to be responsible and not worsen the situation, especially if he occupies a high position.
An interview you shouldn't be afraid of
Job interview anxiety can happen to anyone. When a person is invited for an interview, he should find out as much as possible about the company or plant in advance: field of activity, responsibilities. You need to act confident. But it is not easy to overcome such fear. It is important to think in advance what questions will be asked, and at least prepare a little. Usually the interview has a standard character, so all the questions are easy to find on the Internet.
When a person is ready, he will be convinced of his abilities, and it will not be difficult to find a new job. The main thing is not to joke with strangers: they are possible future employees and bosses. Take work seriously. Self-confidence will help you quickly join the team, prove yourself on the good side and cope with fear at work.
Phobia Symptoms
Ergophobia symptoms can be both physiological and somatic. The main ones include the following:
- increased sweating;
- heart palpitations;
- the appearance of headaches and dizziness;
- strong excitement and panic;
- severe redness or blanching of the skin of the face.
Such symptoms are often referred to as psychological disorders. The person is not self-confident, overly self-critical. He may also consciously avoid doing a task or stop going to work altogether. This reaction is a serious symptom. Therefore, the phobia needs to be treated urgently.
Phobia treatment
It is not difficult to get rid of the fear of work, it can be treated independently, but only in the case of a mild form. You need to get rid of isolation and achieve your goals. But if the situation is serious, you can’t do without the help of a psychologist.
The psychologist will conduct several sessions of hypnosis, talk with the patient, or engage in cognitive-behavioral therapy. At first, it is difficult for the patient to tell the specialist about his problems and the presence of a phobia.
Treatment can be done in groups. Specialists often use motivational training so that a person can achieve success. Thanks to such meetings, people have the opportunity to overcome the fear of changing jobs, learn to think and not be led by other people.
To overcome the fear of a new job, you need to take medication and undergo a course of psychotherapy. Usually recommend the use of sedatives, antidepressants and tranquilizers. The advice of a psychologist constitutes a course of therapy, and such treatment can continue for a long time. Medicines will work much faster. But compared to a course of psychological therapy, the pills only remove the symptoms of the disease, while the psychologist helps to fully recover.
Consultations with a psychotherapist do not help immediately, so people should wait and attend more than one training. To achieve positive results, a person must want to be treated and be sure to reconsider his views on his life and what he does. Sometimes you just need to change the type of activity, try to be with your family more often and relax a lot. You need to understand that health cannot be bought for any money.
Conclusion
There are many varieties of phobia, many of them are closely related. Fear of a new job is common, and almost everyone has this disorder. Each phobia is at a different stage of development and affects life in different ways, but in any case it must be treated. And the sooner you start doing this, the better.
You need to ask yourself what is important: money and career or love and family. It is necessary to correctly determine your level of claims. The main thing is not to be afraid of change. If the job brings discomfort, you need to think about a new one: start from scratch or change the field of activity.
It is possible and necessary to deal with fears at work. And experienced specialists will help in this matter and tell you which method will be the most effective.
