Danger In The Workplace Becoming A Real Threat.

[billie]

So I have just found out I have to extended my work trip to the other-side of the country, leaving behind my support network (Dr's and cat). The bad part is that I have not worked a full week since my systems became worse. The extremely dangerous part is I have to travel with 20 venomous snakes and train people how to handle them. I cant say no as there is no one to replace me and for the first time I actually feel out of my comfort zone with it. I know this seems a bit extreme but cPTSD can put you in the most bizarre of situations. If anyone has any advice how to keep my s@#t together I would love to know...... I seriously can't get out of it as it pays my therapy bills too.

 

[Justmehere]

The extremely dangerous part is I have to travel with 20 venomous snakes and train people how to handle them.

That's a lot of stress and danger to manage. I also understand the bind. My therapist asked me to not doing something recently, and I was too stressed to even tell her that if I don't do it, I can't afford to see her.

Are there specific things you are worried about happening? For me, I get forgetful and/or meltdown emotionally (panic or anger or despair) - so when I know a stressful thing is coming up, I try to have a plan, write the plan out as much as possible to help me stay on top of things when I'm triggered and lots of breaks to pre-emptively ground and re-group to hold any meltdowns at bay.

 

[Echo]

When I have to do a thing that seems impossible, my therapist says to talk to all the scared parts of me, and ask them if they could go down into my feet for the time being and come back up for attention when I've got time to give them what they need. It does work, but they do come back with quite some force, so it is not something I like doing too much. My therapist says that there is a wise and resourceful part of me that is perfectly capable of doing whatever this task is, though it is not always easy to believe nowadays!

You might want to have a word with the snakes, too, and see if they could be on their best behaviour for you!!