Getting Beyond the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Anger
Anger – it plays a lively, yet subtle role in the North Carolina workers’ compensation process.
• For instance, you might be angry at your employer or your boss or coworkers for being less than sympathetic – for challenging your version of events, putting your safety at risk, failing to adhere to the values of your company, and so forth.
• You may be angry at the actions of an insurance company that has acted in bad faith or otherwise made life needlessly and unfairly complicated.
• You might be even angry at friends and relatives who have been less than supportive of your bid to get compensated.
• You might be angry at a physician or rehab specialist or other caretaker who either didn’t do a good job or who led you to feel more confused and frustrated than you were before.
• You might be angered by the glut of information you’ve found online – it’s confusing to sort the good information from the bad about Charlotte workers’ compensation.
• You might even feel angry at yourself because of your perceived incompetence, lack of skill, lack of understanding of the nuances of workers’ comp law, etc.
Unfortunately, we are taught in modern American society to avoid expressing anger outright.
Our M.O. is to internalize our bad feelings – to try to act as if “nothing really bad” is happening.
According to back injury specialist Dr. John Sarno, our repressed anger, fury, frustration, and anxiety can actually manifest internally in the form of muscle tension and muscle knots, which in turn can trigger physical symptoms, such as numbness and tingling, heart palpitations, and beyond.
Sarno’s ideas are theoretical. But the general point is that subtle feelings like anger and anxiety are often indicators that certain needs are not being met. Aim to surface these unmet needs and do something positively to try to meet them.
Part of dealing with the overwhelm and uncertainty of your situation is getting the right people on board to move in a positive direction.
• Finding a great rehab specialist, for instance, can be a blessing.
• Connecting with the friends and family members, who support you physically and emotionally (and possibly financially), can also be a blessing.
• And finding a great Charlotte-based North Carolina workers’ compensation law firm, like DeMayo Law, can be profoundly helpful, in that the team might be able to help you quickly access workers’ comp benefits to pay for critical care.
Connect to someone on our team immediately for help with your situation.
