I've recently moved into a managerial role at work. I've always struggled with conflict, being challenged etc - and by that I mean I usually retreat back into myself and my body very much goes into fight or flight (even if it seems like a trivial issue to others) and my body tries to choose flight.
Anyway, I am enjoying my role and I think I'm doing a good job.
This week I've had to have some uncomfortable conversations with staff (company restructure) which has resulted in a few angry and hostile
responses.
I think I actually coped better than I assumed I would. I still managed to keep calm, and articulate myself well. However, my internal stress response is insane.
I come out in a big blotchy rash, my heart goes so fast, I get a horrible cold feeling wash over me and I can feel my heartbeat in every pulse point of my body. This exact same response can happen in response to low conflict/feeling slightly uncomfortable too.
What can I do to avoid this? It's held me back previously, it stops me saying things I want to because I'm too worried another my stress response. I'm otherwise a confident and outgoing individual so it's so frustrating.