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Managing Work Related Stress

resources such as video games, magazines, books, exercise equipment, and board games available to help employees with managing work related stress during breaks and lunch. While it may be possible to exercise at work, some added stress of colleagues watching may cause more harm than good for some people. Planning a time before or after work to get the full benefits of a workout can be more time efficient due to the higher rate of concentration only towards the specific task such as finishing a mile or 100 whacks with the tennis racket. Plan activities that will not cause physical stressors to an already problematic mind. Physical activity should be a tool used to successfully eliminate if not manage stressors in life.

Proper nutrition is a platform for a well-rounded healthy life including the avoidance of disease, illness, and infection. This includes a boost in fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, and dairy. Preservatives, salts, and fats cause many problems that lead to depression and other health problems. Including another person will not only keep a person accountable, but likewise create a sounding board for any new ideas for managing work related stress as well as a therapist used to complain about the job. In addition, this person may offer fellowship needed to alleviate work related stress at unrelated levels such as social issues and problems at home. This person may have resources to aid in full recovery from problems such as lack of skills to fix a house or money management; teaching or referring adequate resources can accomplish this. Likewise, this person can offer on outside view on the stressors in the other persons life possibly suggesting areas to improve upon such as time management.

Creating routine or scheduled events can alleviate some areas causing stressful situations. A morning routine of stretching, healthy breakfast, meditation and listening to some favorite music may be what is needed to change the outlook on the whole day. Most people do not have a lot of time in the morning, but how a person spends it can contribute to managing work related stress the rest of the day. Additionally, in a relaxed state of mind a person may recognize events during the day that cause anxiety and can be eliminated. Eliminating any unnecessary stressors will create a better overall environment for life. This may include stopping at a busy shop to get the newspaper or coffee when it is readily available at work or rushing to drop off the dry cleaning when it could be done at the end of the day. Evaluate each action of the day to determine which ones may be adjustable and act accordingly. A person may find changing one event at a time is less stressful than changing them all at once. The goal is to get rid of work related stress, not create more of it. "The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father." (1 Samuel 20:13)

Experiencing stress is a way that the body protects itself from infection and injury both mental and physical. The heart rate raises along with body temperature, muscles tense, and perspiration forms. These are all normal reactions to stressful situations. If a body does not respond that way, likewise, a problem may need to be explored. As a reaction to these initial symptoms a person may feel tired, irritated, and experience times of extreme high and low energy levels. These characteristics also describe a person in depression, which is the next step if work related stress is not managed adequately. Many community colleges, community centers, employers, and even libraries offer courses that may qualify as aids in managing work related stress. Any distraction from the problem is considered treatment. This may include playing non-violent video games, reading a book, learning a new skill, or taking an exercise class. Any of these options offer the hands and the mind to be somewhere else in an environment that does not require anything of the person.

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