DING-DONG, SOMEONE’S PUSHING MY BUTTONS!!
By Abby Anderson, MS, LPC, CEAP
Solutions EAP Program Coordinator

The pressures we experience today are tremendous. Global issues such as the economy, war and natural disasters are prominently featured on the news and we also have pressures in our everyday lives. Competition for jobs, doing more with less, and financial issues are the norm. In addition, there are the personal concerns such as parenting, relationships and managing our households. It’s no wonder that with all of this going on we can be vulnerable to getting our buttons pushed.

There are lots of ways this can happen. It can be a person: the crabby child, an insensitive partner, a pushy customer, a complaining or negative friend. How many parents have been heard to say “You kids are driving me crazy!”?

It can be a thing: traffic, a deadline, a frustrating problem, a decision, public speaking, an uncomfortable task, or any obstacle in our way.

While all of this is true, it doesn’t have to be that bad. We can all improve at not letting people and things get to us.

For the next few weeks we’ll look at specific strategies and tools to increase our resistance to getting our buttons pushed.

If you would like to talk about this or any other problem or concern, please call Solutions Employee
Assistance Program at 1800-526-3485 or go on line (safely of course) to www.solutions-eap.com<http://www.solutions-eap.com>

George "Bud" Wassell, M.S., LPC, CEAP
Director, Solutions EAP
213 Court Street
Middletown, CT 06457
800-526-3485
fax: 860-704-6221
http://www.solutions-eap.com