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Do you suffer from work-related stress but are unsure of how to reduce it?
Removing the issue completely that’s causing you to stress can’t always be feasible. But speaking with your manager on how you can accommodate your work to improving that is a possible route to go down. Whether that means spreading out your workload with other colleagues or reducing your working hours. Sometimes just talking to friend or colleague about your issues can help you manage them.
If you don’t know exactly what is causing your stress, take a step back and consider the below factors of your life to hopefully eliminate or reduce the causes of stress.
Take a look below at some ways that can help reduce your work-related stress.
By having a tidy and organised desk in your workplace, it will help you to feel a sense of control which will help to reduce your stress. Having some control also allows us to stay motivated.
Are you taking on too much work? Can you improve the way you work to make it easier? If you start your day by creating a to-do list of tasks, you will feel organised for the day head. However, don’t schedule unrealistic amounts of tasks to do as this will result in causing stress.
Food can affect your mood, are you eating healthily enough? Having a healthy diet may help to reduce your stress. Try eating whole foods, fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean protein.
When under stress, some people will eat to comfort themselves. If you find yourself doing this, try to replace it with an action that will help to reduce your stress, such as going for a walk or listening to some music.
Alcohol, smoking and caffeine can amplify the feelings of stress when you think they are reducing it.
Do you exercise enough? Aerobic exercise is known to help decrease tension. So why not try exercise such as running or swimming to help reduce your stress?
Furthermore, if you can involve exercise into your commute to work, then why not?
Are you looking after your wellbeing by taking regular breaks and annual leave? Yoga is beneficial for stress management as it can help to lift your mood and increase mindfulness. This will help to encourage yourself to have a break.
Listening to calming music is also another stress reliever, as it can help to reduce anxiety, whilst making you feel more relaxed.
Having repetitive negative thoughts will lead to negative emotions.
It is important to try to replace negative thoughts with positive ones instead. This can be done by first of all recognising negative thought patterns and then starting to take steps back from them.
Are you sleeping enough? Insufficient amounts of sleep can lead to increased levels of stress.
Getting a good nights sleep will allow you to be more patient and less agitated, therefore you will be able to deal with anything stress you have in a better way.
It’s important to talk about how you are feeling, whether that is to a friend, a family member or a professional.
Doing this may also help you to recognise what it is that’s causing your stress.
Work-related stress affects us all, some more than others. A little bit of stress can be good for you, it motivates and gives you the kick that you need. Although too much stress can lead to poor mental health and also workplace absences.
In 2017/18, 15.4 million days in the UK were lost due to work-related stress, depression or anxiety. Stress can make people struggle to cope in the workplace, therefore it’s good to spot the signs early.
Stress can come from a variety of factors including excessive workload, lack of support, changes at work or conflict in the workplace. Outside of work factors can also be brought into work such as money, relationship, bereavement problems.
It’s important to keep an eye on yourself on your fellow workers for signs of workplace stress. Take a look below at the things you should be looking out for:
Because of this, we often start to accept stress as normality. However, when we can recognise what we are experiencing are characteristics of stress, we can then start to take control and begin to deal with it.
By catching the signs of potential mental ill-health early, it will allow you to support someone affected.
Take a look below at what the rules are when it comes to taking sick days from work for your mental health here: Sick days for Mental Health
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