some people trigger me so easily it’s scary. Most of them are loud, lazy coworkers that somehow piss me off very easily.

Is this a normal reaction to morons?

it’s not like I want to punch them, I’m simply relaxed and work better when I don’t have to see them. They slow me down.

  • FeloniousPunk@lemmy.today
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    It sounds like there is some other sort of resentment at play here. Is there some other underlying attribute the coworkers who annoy you share? Example: Are they friends outside of work and you are not? Is it a racial or ethnic difference? Look for the reasons why they specifically “set you off” and address those biases. Try to better understand them as people first.

    You say they are lazy - is it your job to police them at work? If not, then do your work and get promoted. Then you can actually do something about it. Until then, back off unless they prevent you from doing your job. Maybe when they see you are doing better than they are, maybe they’ll follow your lead.

    If you want to be a leader, lead. Be the change you want to see. Take pride in yourself and your work, inspire others.

    Anyway, ask yourself those questions and be honest. If you are troubled by the answers, start there.

    Hope this helps

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    When I get angry at someone online, I mute or block them

    When I get angry at someone IRL, I walk away and put physical distance between us.

    If it happens often and I cannot put distance between myself and the other person, then I take a few days to think about what made me angry and I draft a letter explaining my feelings and what are my needs to prevent it from occurring again. If it keeps happening, then I make changes to my life so I dont have to see them.

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    I get super pissed when my shitty laptop and/or internet connection slows to a crawl while I’m working from home. It feels (irrationally) like a betrayal. It’s my stupid work equipment hampering me when I just want to get shit done.

    I usually fly off the handle and curse a blue streak while rebooting everything. Sometimes I think it’s AV or bossware slowing me down.

    Seems to happen at the worst times, too. Like when I’m trying to fix something important, and am already under time pressure.

  • A Wild Mimic appears!@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Removing / migitating sources of stress and anxiety. I was known at work for my regular expression of anger, and if it wasn’t that it was sarcasm. Had a 3 month rehab after crashing really hard, and the “observers view” of my life at home made me see what had to change. Similar progress could be made with a good therapist, will take more time tho.

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    I’ve had similar strong reactions to other things. In my case, I had some unresolved trauma that I wasn’t even consciously aware of until I worked through it with a therapist. Not necessarily the case with you, but it might be worth talking to a professional if you have the means.

    That being said, every office seems to have obnoxious coworkers (that’s pretty much the premise of The Office, and why it did so well). And that can be annoying for sure. For me, I try to not take my work overly seriously, and I try to remember that others might find me obnoxious at times too.

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      I had a similar experience, my trauma was from an extremely toxic relationship I was in. I was so sensitive that anything could make me snap.

      A therapist helped me develop coping mechanisms which helped, but I was really only able to start recovering once I left the relationship. I felt like a totally new person after I got away from them.

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      every office seems to have obnoxious coworkers

      imho, this is because everyone is obnoxious about something, in some set of circumstances, because we’re human animals.

      I’m hella sus of anyone who’s always good.

      Because you gotta know that ain’t natural.

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    Since no one had actually answered you: In roughly 30 minutes increments.

    Do you wear a watch? I find it helps massively. Make a point of looking at it. I don’t know what your work situation is, or living situation, but if you feel the wire trip, time it. Go and take a thirty minute break elsewhere. Toilet, conference room, cupboard, who cares just as long as you can be by yourself, and not be bothered. Write a journal, note why you got pissed off. Simmering anger can sabotage easily because it is basically you against you. Like drinking poison and hoping the other person dies. It can also be addictive. Note that too.

    Thirty minutes I guarantee it the anger will have gone.
    Plan your day so when you deal with them, you get it out of the way nice and early. You don’ t need them dropping a load of shit in your lap at 4pm on a friday. Know when to be gone, if you know what I mean.

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    Not likely to help but for me it was joining the military.

    Between the training I received and the situations I faced, nothing in civilian life has really been able to effect me.

    It’s been 25 years since I left the service and I can count on one hand the times I’ve actually been angry about something.

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      I just need to add that this is very much a “your mileage may vary” type of thing. You can also come out of the military with a lot of anxiety and rage.

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    Just remember none of us have free will.
    Truly grocking that, makes anger at a person a sensible as anger at a wall.

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    Anti-anxiety meds.

    Anxiety isn’t the cause of all people’s short fuse, but it was for me.

    And to be clear, I wasn’t really “anger” issues as in “blowing up at other people”. You don’t work retail long before you learn how to put on a happy face. It was more “anger issues” that I would just seethe to myself at all the stupidity around me, completely unable to let even the littlest shit go.

    Driving was the worst. I was an asshole as a driver. My entire time travelling to work would often be filled with a constant litany of yelling and swearing to myself, knowing full well that the other person can’t hear me.

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    Flipped out over stupid shit. Hurt someone i loved. Decided to be better. Took 10 years beyond that, but there was progress that whole time.

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    I am not a better human being, but I’m combating my irritability one cause at a time. Firstly, treating physical conditions that cause irritability (as much as money has let me): hormonal issues, sleeping issues, etc. Secondly, addressing psychological and psychiatric problems (I had to learn a lot of these topics because I wasn’t able to afford specialists all the time and it was an interest of mine anyway). Finally, fixing external or environmental causes, e.g. working on changing toxic relationships.

    It is still a work in progress, but my life is getting calmer and calmer as I am ticking the boxes in that list. At some point, you get to a place where you can search for your own answers, existentially speaking, and that also helps. Here I mean exploring philosophy and your own ideas; your feelings, your passions, etc.

    Be patient. Be compassionate with yourself (and others).

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    Stoicism helped me. The dichotomy of control.

    “You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this and you’ll find strength.” -Marcus Aurelius

    Basically everyone is responsible over their own thoughts and actions.

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      That’s not true. You sound like you’re white as fuck :| you don’t think there are things that can influence someone’s brain and body? Human, human technology, or a wide variety of non human things?

      Should Google DMT trip reports as one example.

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        You sound like you’re white as fuck

        What? what does this mean?

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          It means he’s racist, turn it around and see how you get treated by him…i bet it will become clear what he means by it.

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            Nah, he’s probably white himself. I’ve literally never seen anyone online hate white people more than themselves. It’s a weird phenomenon…

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          White people are very set in their corporate slop eating ways. They like slaving away for billionaires, some of whom buy child sex slaves with the proceeds. FYI white men are the most likely to be pedos… For some strange reason lulz

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            idk about you, but i’ve never seen a white dude with child sex slaves. wtf are you talking about?

            And every modern country slaves away for billionaires, what country are you living in that doesn’t?

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                You should go read a history book before speaking.

                I have. And yeah slavery existed just like everywhere, where do i deny that in my comment? You said that seeing a white dude with a child sex slave is some common thing.

                We still have widely practiced modern slavery in the gulf and north africa, it’s not like you are uniquely evil. Sounds to me, you are the one that should read a history book ;)

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    i bought a laptop that’s made out of metal so that i can smash it all i want and it’s still broken