Stress is becoming a much greater threat at work. On top of the stress you have at work, you also have to deal with the usual stress concerning your personal life. With the terrible economy and all of the layoffs taking place, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and stressed out.
One cause of stress could be if your company has been struggling financially and you have begun to worry about the layoffs taking place.
A large part of reducing job stress is by taking care of yourself. When stress interferes with your ability to work, you should pay attention to your physical and emotional health.
Few easy changes you can make in your lifestyle can be as simple as a couple more hours of sleep at night. Put that together with a daily meditation routine and a good diet and you'll be on your way to a much less stressed lifestyle. A good meditation approach could start from a calming morning exercise.
It's always recommended to prioritize and organize your responsibilities while doing your job.
With time management comes organization, and it is beneficial to keep a schedule containing work deadlines and personal matters. It is important to keep a fair balance between your career and family-life/social activities.
Another easy way to relieve stress is by not over-committing yourself. Don't try to fit things into your schedule that you know you won't have enough time for. Frantically rushing from place to place is an easy way to arrive late and tire you out. Manage tasks in terms of importance--this will result in a more relaxed and pleasant end of the day. Just by enhancing your time management skills a bit,
you can take a lot of stress out of the average day.
Unhealthy ways of coping with stress
These coping strategies may temporarily reduce stress, but they cause more damage in the long run like smoking, drinking too much, over eating, withdrawal from friends, using pills or drugs to relax, sleeping too much, taking out stress on others (angry outbursts, physical violence),procrastinating. These coping strategies may temporarily reduce stress, but they cause more damage in the long run like smoking, drinking too much, over eating, withdrawal from friends, using pills or drugs to relax, sleeping too
much, taking out stress on others (angry outbursts, physical violence),
procrastinating.
Make a Positive approach:-
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