Inadvertent Change
Family members of a client were beginning to notice a change in him. He was getting very negative, telling off-color jokes, and seeing the dark side of nearly every situation. His family finally mentioned to him that he was becoming cynical, negative, and unpleasant to be around. Fortunately, he mentioned it to me, and we started to focus on trying to figure out if it was valid and, if so, why his behavior had changed.
By doing a bit of analysis, it was determined that he had changed jobs, was working out of his home, and was now part of the new virtual workforce. To fill his desire to be around people, he was spending an inordinate amount of time with a group of happy-hour drinkers, especially one person who he had known since ...
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