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Bothered by Brexit?
Do We Divide?
As we grow ever closer to the deadline of 29th March, the news in the UK has been full of Brexit stories. We have a deadline that no-one seems prepared for. We have a parliament who seems to not to know whether they want to keep us in or out, and we have a Prime Minister who looks to be on the verge of resignation.
Who knows what will happen — it seems all up for grabs.
Probably the only thing that’s true is that we’re in the midst of uncertainty and speculation. And, for some people, that can equate to increased stress and anxiety, especially if you have people around you who want to know what’s coming next and how it will affect them, their jobs and their work.
Not Knowing is Stressful…
I know it looks as if the stress and anxiety is coming not knowing what’s coming next — and from all the possible downside scenarios we run through. (what if we can’t get loo paper being my favourite ;-) ).
What I see to be closer to the truth, is that the stress isn’t coming from the uncertainty itself; it’s coming from the oh-so-subtle, sub-conscious belief that we have to manage the uncertainty — that we have to be able to create and communicate some kind of stability and security to ourselves and to those around us; that we have to know what’s next so we…
