PREDOMINANT STAGE - Stage 1 - The Plastic Smile Stage
- I find myself smiling as a way of covering up some inner distress.
- I keep on saying "sure" when asked to do things that are unreasonable.
- I begin to notice that certain things seem unfair at work.
- I have to fake being connected with people around me.
- I hate how the business I work for is run but I feel I have to suck it up.
- I remind myself frequently during the day that I have to stay positive.
PREDOMINANT STAGE - Stage 2 - The First Crack Stage
- I notice that my work is constantly getting ahead of me.
- I notice that I am more easily angry or brought to tears.
- I work out at the optimal level for me.
- I am noticing that I get less and less positive feedback for what I do.
- I eat less healthy than before.
- I have a hard time faking positivity with peers when I am down and need to.
PREDOMINANT STAGE - Stage 3 - The Alice in Wonderland Stage
- I find myself ignoring other people’s opinions.
- Things seem more "dreamlike" or "not real" and I feel disconnected.
- I just block out my dissatisfaction about how little I get out of work.
- I do my work but my mind is somewhere else.
- I am more socially withdrawn.
- I have no interest in hard work any more.
PREDOMINANT STAGE - Stage 4 - The No value or hope Stage
- I feel as though I need a change of work but can't think of what this might be.
- My attention and memory seem to be less than they used to be.
- I feel that my time to do what I love has passed by.
- I feel as though the future is vague and threatening.
- I don't feel as though I am worth much in any work environment.
- I feel as though I am a failure at what I do.
PREDOMINANT STAGE - Stage 5 - The Feeling more isolated Stage
- I isolate because I cannot see eye to eye with most people.
- I have little to no motivation to get things done.
- I feel cynical about people who are optimistic.
- I care less about what my boss/people I am accountable to thinks or expects of me.
- I feel as though my boss/people I am accountable to singles me out and I feel isolated.
- I have given up trusting other people at work.
PREDOMINANT STAGE - Stage 6 - The Can's stand the thought Stage
- I dread having to face day after day yet another situation in which I am treated unfairly.
- I avoid accountability by not making definitive business and life plans for myself.
- I dread getting up in the morning.
- I feel as though work conditions are increasingly unfair to the point that I am dejected about this.
- I am increasingly feeling dread about coming home as much as I dread going to work.
- I dread the thought of asking for a raise or greater flexibility.
PREDOMINANT STAGE - Stage 7 - The Can's get out of bed Stage
- I am constantly sad or depressed.
- I am unable to get out of bed.
- I have the desire to run away or escape from my work and peers.
- I have given up trying to please others.
- To me it is just an impossible uphill battle that leaves me feeling hopeless.
- The thought of life getting harder and harder makes me think about killing myself.