When I sit down and think about how I'm being exploited in the workplace, I feel angry, confused, and hurt. Then I challenge those thoughts with, “I'm lucky to have a paying job” and “plenty of people have it worse than I do.” Essentially, minimizing my experience and questioning whether my feelings are valid. It stops me from making moves. Y'all, where are these brain messages coming from? Am I subconsciously buying into capitalist propaganda? How do you keep your thinking on track?
When I sit down and think about how I'm being exploited in the workplace, I feel angry, confused, and hurt. Then I challenge those thoughts with, “I'm lucky to have a paying job” and “plenty of people have it worse than I do.” Essentially, minimizing my experience and questioning whether my feelings are valid. It stops me from making moves. Y'all, where are these brain messages coming from? Am I subconsciously buying into capitalist propaganda? How do you keep your thinking on track?