We are all vulnerable to stress. However, the pressure is not always a bad thing; a small amount of stress can fuel your energy, boost your concentration, and position you to handle new challenges at the workplace effectively. When pressure is overwhelming, it becomes toxic and affects your ability to cope, and may trigger physical and emotional health challenges, affecting your job performance and relationships.
Finding a low-stress job may not be possible for a good number of people. A good alternative would be developing positive strategies to deal with tension at work.
Tips on What makes us vulnerable to stress and how to handle them
1. Unresolved conflicts are a seedbed for fierce cold wars. When conflict goes unaddressed, it affects health, relationships, and productivity. Gossiping and lacking boundaries with personal opinions and information can trigger struggles. Before sharing sensitive personal information, it’s worth stopping, thinking, and making the right choice not to give your colleagues ammunition to attack you.
2. Disorganization hinders mental clarity. Keeping your workstation uncluttered and well-organized keeps stress at bay. A cluttered workspace can contribute to a lack of motivation, feeling anxious and overwhelmed. It can also affect your creativity and production and hinder the precise path of thinking, brainstorming, and solving problems.
3.Taking more work than you can handle is dangerous. We all have limits; evaluating how much you can control is a plus. Taking more than you can do affects your performance – it is a self-disruption tool. It is proper to set a boundary by saying no to what you cannot handle.
4. Perfectionism is an energy sucker and consumes time. Most people spend hours working on a project and still feel the job is not well done. Feelings of inadequacy and failure hold them captive. It can cause unnecessary burnout. If a supervisor or a client points to something that is not well done, instead of feeling frustrated, take it as constructive criticism – and move on in getting the work done.
5. Stress attacks your well-being. It can seriously affect your health. You may think that muscle tension, headaches, stomach problems, insomnia, and trouble concentrating result from illness. Accentuation may be contributing to your unwell state. When the symptoms are not taken care of, they can affect your thought line, feelings, behavior, and physical illnesses.
It is crucial to identify unhealthy coping strategies. Some of the causes of stress are isolation, oversleeping, overeating, or eating truly little food, and misuse of medication for self-soothing. Misuse of drugs and alcohol to freeze your pain is a very destructive habit that has a long-term impact.
When you unleash your strain on others and engage them in unnecessary arguments, anger outbursts, and a critical attitude can take a toll on the relationship.
Conclusion
Engaging in physical activities is necessary for burning toxicity out of your system. It releases hormones that make us vibrant and motivated. When you engage in physical exercise of your preference, you will notice a difference in your well-being.
Building and nurturing relationships are paramount. Getting rid of toxic people who are energy suckers and time wasters is necessary. Keep the company of friends who will stimulate you intellectually and challenge your personal growth. Do not be desperate for relationships; do a thorough evaluation before committing to the friendship. Schedule to regularly meet with one friend to deepen roots and pick on each other’s brain.
Monitor your attitude. Keeping an eye on your internal dialogue and evaluating whether it is building you or destroying you is mandatory. You send yourself more messages than anybody else; if they are negative, reframe them. Manage your time well, set realistic, measurable goals. Make the attitude of gratitude your mantra.
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Beatrice Ndura is a Mental Health Coach, a writer, and the host of Musings Podcast, that addresses mental, emotional, and spiritual health.
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