The amount of stress in the workplace can differ depending on the type of job and tasks you perform and it can go from normal to an excessive stress. A stressful workplace can also interfere with your productivity and performance as well as your personal life, social relationships, and home life. Difficult situations can make you feel you failed and you cannot continue anymore, no matter if you’re stuck in a situation like that, there are some steps you can take to avoid stress impact your life negatively.

In psychology, stress is a feeling of strain and pressure but is not always bad. Managed stress can help you to stay focused, energetic, and perform your tasks in your workplace. However, long shifts, tight deadlines, and extra work can make you feel worried, drained, and overwhelmed. So don’t allow stress exceeds your ability to cope as it will start affecting your mental and physical health, therefore your job satisfaction.

You need to take action if stress is interfering with your work and personal life. Get back the control of your life.

Causes of stress in the workplace

• Overtime due to staff cutbacks
• Fear of being laid off
• Pressure to work at optimum levels all the time.
• Low salaries
• Few opportunities to grow
• Lack of social support
• Conflicting demands or unclear expectations

Signs and Symptoms of excessive stress in the workplace

• Feeling irritable or depressed
• Apathy, loss of interest in work
• Fatigue
• Problems sleeping
• Trouble concentrating
• Headaches

 

5 tips to control excessive stress in the workplace

 

Tip 1: Socialize

Share your stress with a good friend or a good coworker you trust, talk it out and you will get support and sympathy from your friend. You just need a good listener. Listen to them and offer support when they need it as well. You might not have somebody you trust in your workplace. So, talk to your family members, the family is an important part of your life and remember you are not alone. Try to make new friends, it’s never too late to build new friendships.

Tip 2: Exercise and eat healthy

Don’t neglect your health, if you exercise and eat healthily, you will be stronger and more resilient to stress. You don’t need to spend a lot of time trying to take care of yourself, just make small changes in your habits and you will feel better.

Walking for 30 minutes per day, it increases your energy and makes you feel relaxed. Try to make good food choices, eating small and frequent healthy meals help you to maintain your blood sugar. Don’t eat too many carbs and sugars. Avoid alcohol, nicotine, and food with high levels of chemical preservatives.

Tip 3: Sleep Well

Improve your sleep quality, go to bed and get up at the same time every day, 8 hours of sleep per night is the amount required to feel in optimal conditions during the day.  Turn your TV and cellphone screens off, instead try to read or listen to soft music with low light. That will help you to sleep better.

Tip 4: Prioritize

Balance your schedule between work and family, don’t run late to work, and try to have a break during your daily tasks. Some of your tasks can probably delegate to somebody else to help you to the job, delegate responsibilities.

Tip 5: Don’t be negative

Think positively about your work, focus on doing your best, avoid negative thinking with your co-workers. There are many things that are not under your control, so try not to force yourself to control something is uncontrollable, just smile and share a joke or funny story instead.

 

Follow these tips you can reduce the level of stress in the workplace to improve your work performance and lifestyle!

 

 

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