This is Why you should avoid Work Stress
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1- External stressors: Form your physical work
environment conditions such as heat and cold or from
stressful psychological environment conditions such as
abusive colleagues.
2- Internal stressors: This originates from your physical
body ailments such as infection or psychological
problems (e.g. worrying about something)
Why you get work stress:
- • Feel of being bullied or harassed by
someone at work.
• feeling powerless in determining your
responsibilities and boundaries.
• lack of job security
• Unrealistic workload and long work hours
• lack of communication and conflict
resolution at the work environment
• Being away from family
• Conflict and politics
• Lack of reward
How do you know that you have work stress?
• Failing sick often
• Having sleep difficulties
• Loss of appetite
• Poor concentration or poor memory retention
• Bad temper
• Anti-social behavior
• Emotional outbursts
• Food, alcohol or drug abuse
• Nervous habits (chewing fingers)
Should you notice any of the signs above, consider
the following:
• Think why you are stressing yourself. Life is too
short.
• Resort to religion if that is an option for you.
• Talk to a friend about the reasons. If you identify
the reasons, removing the stressors is a step away.
• Identify the type of stressors affecting you
• improve diet – check for lack of B vitamins and
magnesium. Talk to your doctor on this issue.
• Reduce or stop the toxin intakes to your body
such as cigarettes, alcohol. Both might seem to
temporary relief your stress, but they are working
against you in the long plan to fight stress at work.
• Exercise, Exercise, Exercise
• Know your capabilities at work. Don't try to
control things that are uncontrollable. Instead,
compromise and adjust.
• Use relaxation methods such as yoga, meditation,
massage, fresh air, anything that works for you is what
makes you feel better
Do this at work to relief your work stress:
1- Drink lots of Water (4-8 a day, make 4 of them at the
8 hours work).
2- Avoid Dehydration (Less Coffee, Coke, Red Bull,
Juice…)
3- Keep a water bottle at hand, this makes it easier to
grab.
4- “Answer nature calls”, go to the toilet when you have
to (This usually happens when you have lots of water
(the good)
or a cup of coffee (bad due to dehydration)
5- Walk around the office, go outside for fresh air if you
can.
6- Have a Fresh fruit (not the messy ones.)
7- Avoid the air-condition.
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