Stress at Work

Stress, is this good?

Stress isn’t always bad. Pressure perceived as acceptable by you can help you stay focused, energetic, and able to meet new challenges in the workplace. This keeps you on your toes during a presentation or alert to prevent costly mistakes.

Nowadays, pressure at the workplace is unavoidable due to the demands of the contemporary work environment. Long hours, tight deadlines, and ever-increasing demands can leave you feeling worried, drained, and overwhelmed. And when stress exceeds your ability to cope, it stops being helpful and starts causing damage to your mind and body as well as to your job satisfaction.

Some of the common causes of workplace stress include:

• Career concerns / Fear of being laid off
• Pressure to work at optimum levels—all the time!
• More overtime due to staff cutbacks
• Pressure to perform to meet rising expectations but with no increase in job satisfaction
• Lack of control over how you do your work

Are you too Stressed?

When you feel overwhelmed at work, you lose confidence and may become angry, irritable, or withdrawn. Other signs and symptoms of excessive stress at work include:

• Feeling anxious, irritable, or depressed
• Loss of appetite
• Apathy, loss of interest in work
• Insomnia / Problems in sleeping
• Fatigue
• Short attention span / Trouble concentrating
• Muscle tension or headaches
• Indigestion
• Social withdrawal
• Increased use of alcohol or drugs

InnerHealing Therapy

This is true that you cannot control everything in your work environment, but that doesn’t mean you cannot do anything about it, even when you’re stuck in a difficult situation. If stress on the job is interfering with your health, personal life or work performance, it’s time to take action. Our psychologists / counselors through online counseling and therapy can help you regain a sense of control at work. Book Now

References

Helpguide.org

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/stress-in-the-workplace.htm

World Health Organization

https://www.who.int/occupational_health/topics/stressatwp/en/