Powerlessness

Feeling powerless in your job? The American Psychological Association (APA) offers this article on the subject, which will resonate with anyone who feels powerless in his or her job/career.
Powerlessness,of course, isn't limited to the workplace. You can feel it in your marriage, in your religious community, anywhere. The question is, What do you have the power to change and what can't you change? Alcoholics Anonymous, to name one group, teaches participants how to focus on what they have control over and to accept the things they can't change.
Weird things can happen, of course, when we choose to act out negatively from our sense of powerlessness. Extreme examples are poisoning the boss's coffee or slashing his tires. Or cheating on one's spouse.
Positive actions may include talking about the issue with one's boss or spouse, if for no other reason than to be heard and to vent. As this article says, you aren't bound to stay in a bad job. Or, I'd add, a toxic marriage.
Thoughts?