How did you improve your receptivity to feedback?
I thought I was doing so well, staying away from social triggers during this isolation period. I've been working from home for nearly a month now and there hasn't been a lot of oversight due to the chaos of transition.
Today, I was talking on the phone with my boss about a fairly inconsequential situation and she suggested a different way of approaching it. Outwardly, I thanked her for the feedback, but, inwardly, the shaking and the terror and the churning stomach began.
"You had a lapse in judgment again. You can't do that. That's where danger lies."
Now, twelve hours later, I still feel terrible. I am thinking about quitting my job and feeling like I don't want to work tomorrow because I'll just screw everything up. I won't let myself do that because I know this is not coming from a healthy place, but the thoughts are there.
I have had this problem at work for years, with many different supervisors in different organizations. Is there any point at which I will be able to receive feedback in a constructive manner? I discount or distrust positive feedback and I shut down and go into "turtle mode" with negative feedback. How can I get over this?