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Fighting tears during 1:1 with boss.

I'm used to lots of questioning and micromanaging from my boss to the point that I'm immobilized. Lately, every time I'm on the phone with them (even in the moments where they're trying actually to be constructive or say something positive in a roundabout way) I'm silently crying in some shape or form or am wiping away tears. I usually break down after the phone call. I also find myself getting highly defensive during these calls, as I expect the worst, and always regret some of my remarks that are in defense of my work. Does anyone else experience something similar with crying? Is irritability like this a sign of burnout? Is my body keeping the score by crying every time I'm on a call with this person?


I'm used to lots of questioning and micromanaging from my boss to the point that I'm immobilized. Lately, every time I'm on the phone with them (even in the moments where they're trying actually to be constructive or say something positive in a roundabout way) I'm silently crying in some shape or form or am wiping away tears. I usually break down after the phone call. I also find myself getting highly defensive during these calls, as I expect the worst, and always regret some of my remarks that are in defense of my work. Does anyone else experience something similar with crying? Is irritability like this a sign of burnout? Is my body keeping the score by crying every time I'm on a call with this person?

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