Some of our colleagues have the gift of drowning in a glass of water! They paddle, wrestle, drink the cup. And they start again… It's the hyperstressed syndrome: this colleague has the impression that the fate of the world is in his hands as soon as he makes a phone call or sends an email. Missing a meeting or a professional meeting - even without interest - is as serious, in his eyes, as missing the birth of his child. Play down? Impossible for the hyperstressed: he gets lost in logistical questions and unimportant details poison his existence.
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A hyperstressed colleague is also a show in the open space. A half-humorous, half-pathetic spectacle: amusing when the person dabbles in his glass of water and causes some splashes. Sad when he drowns in the bottom of the glass and stress literally takes him out of his hinges. The situation becomes touching: the colleagues exchange a few compassionate looks and try to help him. “It's nothing, you know, this meeting had no interest.” “It happens to everyone to miss appointments, you just have to accuse Outlook. There is no dead man. " "Taste this ginger tea, you're going to tell me about it."
The hyperstressed has another peculiarity: he is inconsolable! No matter how hard you try to get him to put it into perspective, or what readings you recommend to him to make a difference. We do not change the personality of a human being - even less that of a hyperstressed! - with the latest best seller on personal development. To date, there is no miracle recipe. However, it would be enough for the hyperstressed to understand this simple idea, which would change his life: unless he is a doctor or a surgeon, he does not "save lives." But he poisons his ...
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